[Lazarus] Testing Lazarus development version easily under Wine

[Juha Manninen]

I don't have Windows right now.
I found out an easy way to test my development repository changes also
under Wine.
Lazarus runs amazingly well with Wine.

I installed the latest Lazarus release Windows version on Linux. It
opens with Wine automatically, no problems.
Then I ran a bash script (copied below and attached).
It deletes the source directories and replaces them with symbolic
links to my development sources.
Then I started the Windows version again. It complains about wrong
version and a missing package but that is OK.
Then I rebuilt it from Tools -> Configure Build Lazarus ... and I have
the latest Windows version of Lazarus running on Linux! Absolutely
cool. :)
I can check that my changes don't break the Windows version already
before committing them.

Juha

---

#!/bin/bash

# Lazarus development version path.
LazDevelPath=~/SW/lazarus_gitsvn

# Lazarus release Windows version.
cd ~/.wine/drive_c/lazarus

for LazDir in components converter debugger designer doceditor docs
examples ide images languages lcl packager test tools
do
  # Do not delete already linked directories.
  if [[ -L "$LazDir" ]]; then
    echo "Directory $LazDir is already linked"
    continue
  fi
  echo "Linking directory $LazDir to development version"
  # Delete a directory from Windows installation.
  rm -rf $LazDir
  # Replace it with a symbolic link to Linux development version.
  ln -s $LazDevelPath/$LazDir $LazDir
done
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