On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:17:09 +0200 Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg.li...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/11/14 ik <ido...@gmail.com>: > > > > That much I understand (I hope). However, I can't install run-time packages, > > so how does Lazarus knows about them ? > > run-time packages do not modify the IDE - no components get install > into the IDE's component palette. So you will create a project and > simply and that run-time package as a dependency to that project, so > that it gets compiled into you project and used at run-time. > > As soon as you open the run-time package and compile it (NOT compile & > install, just compile), then Lazarus knows about the package and it > will appear as a option in the "dependency list" of other projects. In fact, you don't even need to compile it. Just open the lpk file once. > design-time packages will add a new Property Editor or Component on > the component palette of the IDE. It will register components that you > can drop on a Form in the Form Designer. Mattias -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus