[Lazarus] How to use two different versions of FPC

[patspiper]

On 12/05/18 11:34, Michael Ring via Lazarus wrote:
> Do you have plans to make it possible to switch debuggers in the same 
> plugin, too?
No, as switching debuggers is already possible in the debugging section.
>
> This would be very helpful for embedded targets, it is always a pain 
> to reconfigure gdb when switching between an embedded and a native 
> target.
>
> Could it also be possible to make this plugin project based?
I see now why you asked about debugger switching :)

This feat could be tackled once the plugin is finalized.
> Looks very promising,
>
Currently a couple of the options (such as fpc debug units) have not 
been implemented yet, but the basic features work like a charm.

Stephano

> Am 11.05.18 um 15:40 schrieb patspiper via Lazarus:
>> On 11/05/18 16:17, Joost van der Sluis via Lazarus wrote:
>>> On 05/10/2018 04:35 PM, patspiper via Lazarus wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Attached snapshot is work in progress
>>>
>>> Sorry, but I don't think this is an improvement. For new users this 
>>> looks like a nightmare. It should be hidden, at least, imho. Or 
>>> better: make it a plugin.
>>
>> As Mattias has pointed out, it is a plugin (IDE package), and 
>> definitely not for the faint of heart.
>>
>> Once one creates a standardized folder hierarchy for the different 
>> fpc versions, it becomes a matter of a few clicks to switch versions.
>>
>> Stephano
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