Rohit Gupta wrote:
This applies to all versions of Delphi. When the compiler has the
dcp, map and bpl, why does it still need the dcus ? Does anyone know ?
Because they contain the compiled code of the src files that is used at
runtime.
Q2. If it does need the dcu then what is the dcp for ?
The compiled code that is used at design time by the designer. Remember
the changes from d5 -> d6 where they enforced design vs runtime?
Q3. The crux of the problem, why does it keep recompiling my 3rd
party libraries again and again. I dont want this. I want to be 100%
certain that the code being used is the exact copy of the bpl that the
client is getting (which has not been compiled for months). In D7, I
used to move the pas files out of sight. But this is getting to be a
drag now.
The crux of the problem then is that you have your 3rd party libraries
in your search path for source code. Now I know I am teaching you to
suck eggs here, but as you are well aware, anything on that search path
will get compiled when you do a build - including all your 3rd party
source into their respective dcu/dcp/bpl files. If instead you are
having a problem where no matter what happens, your 3rd source code
compiles when you are *not* doing a build, this is usually
characteristic of your source code being newer than your resultant
compiled files. This can happen with version control (when one person
who managed that code has fiddled with their clock), when someone is
attempting to extend their license of something and has fiddled with
their clock or because of sheer-Windozeness. There may be other reasons
but that is the only one I encounter.
Richard
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