>From: ABorka [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 11:55 PM > >I would do a build of FPC and Lazarus from SVN trunk.
I have never ever touched SVN, so I have no clue as to what to do to accomplish this.... Our outfit is using CVS since the beginning of this millennium (actually CVSNT). >It works for me superbly and I don't have to worry about updates or >keeping up-to-date with FPC/Lazarus. >Nor waiting years for the latest packages to be updated and included in >Ubuntu. >The 2.5.1 trunk of FPC has a ton of new features and fixes/updates which >I need and use without a problem. So what you say is that the one available on Synaptic Package Manager is no good? That is FPC 2.4.0-2... Lazarus itself seems OK at least by inspecting the download link on SF. >Building FPC and Lazarus from SVN can be a little bit tricky until one >gets it right, but once you have it you will not look back. There you go... Since I don't know anything about SVN that option is probably not for me. >I can list my step by step install if you need (the first PITA item on >the list is to install the VMWare tools into your Ubuntu so you will >have copy/paste for the build process commands. This requires some >kernel sources, etc.). The VMWare Easy Install took care of the tools installation for me so they are safely installed. :-) The list would be welcome so I can get a bleeding edge updated system. :-) Bo B. >AB > >On 9/26/2010 14:29, Bo Berglund wrote: >> I have just installed Ubuntu 10.04.1 desktop in a VMWare virtual machine. >> I also did a full update of everything after the install. >> >> Now for Lazarus.... >> In the Synaptic Package Manager I see versions: >> Lazarus: 0.9.28.2-8ubuntu1 >> FPC: 2.4.0-2 >> >> I don't know if these are current or if there is another >> way to get the right versions. >> Please suggest the best way to proceed. >> >> -- >> Bo Berglund -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
