[Lazarus] Recommended install methods

[DougC]

Graeme just posted this to the fpc list as a recommended way to install fpc:
 
Remove all copies of FPC, no matter the 
versions. Remove all copies of the fpc.cfg too. Look in /usr/local/etc 
and $HOME. 

Then download the official FPC release install: 

http://sourceforge.net/projects/freepascal/files/FreeBSD/2.6.4/ 

Untar the file to a temp directory and run the install script. Install 
to your own home directory location - that way you don't need root 
privileges. For example: 

/home/freds/devel/fpc-2.6.4/ 

Using version numbers in the install location also means that you can 
install other versions of FPC concurrently. You can then tweak the 
~/.fpc.cfg to use $fpcversion macros instead of hard-coded version 
numbers. That way all FPC install share the same ~/.fpc.cfg file. 

If you need the FPC source code, download that from SF.net too, and 
unpack that in /home/freds/devel/fpc-2.6.4/src/ 

I then amend my PATH environment variable to include the stable FPC 
"bin" directory, so I can use FPC from anywhere in my system, simply by 
typing 'fpc <myprogram.pas>'. Other FPC versions can be used by 
specifying the full path to the fpc binary. 

I've used this setup for years - first with Linux, then the last 3 years 
with FreeBSD. This has always worked without fail. I NEVER use any 
package management version of FPC, and neither to I use FreeBSD ports to 
install FPC. The official FPC release installer is all you need. 


Regards, 
- Graeme - 

I like this approach. Is there a similar (not any more complex) recommended way to handle Lazarus installs that allows for multiple versions to be simultaneously installed and used interchangeably?





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