[Lazarus] Problems opening a newly created project

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Sat, 10 Aug 2024, Arí Ricardo Ody via lazarus wrote:

> Mr. Michael wrote:
>
>> No, just remove the {$R *.res} directive in the project file (the .lpr
> one).
>
>> Then it should compile.
>
> The project compiled successfully following this guidance from Mr. Van
> Canneit.
>
> Having known Mr. Van Canneit's proficiency for many years, I did not expect
> any other result when following his recommendation.
>
> However, Mr. Van Canneit, I would like to ask you to explain what caused
> the sudden appearance of this corrupted .res file error and what happens
> when I remove the directive that you determined.
>
> I am sure that if you gave this explanation, Mr. Van Canneit, I would have
> a valuable addition of knowledge about the compilation environment and the
> IDE. Would you be patient enough to explain what happened, please?

Sorry, but I cannot explain it without more detailed info on the error.

All I can say now is that there are at least 2 possible causes:
- The .res file was somehow damaged when transferring it.
   (you can test this by copying it back to the original computer: if the
program compiles on the origin
- The tools on the second computer are not up-to-date and do not understand
    the format of the .res file.

Michael.