On Thu, 10 Feb 2011, Joost van der Sluis wrote:
On Thu, 2011-02-10 at 11:55 +0100, [email protected] wrote:
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011, Joost van der Sluis wrote:
Hi all,
Although the new LCL=package approach is a big step forward, I have the
idea that all complaints about the old system, which you can find
everywhere, are all addressed. But those parts that were useful for the
power-users, who didn't complain, have become a little bit trickier.
One thing, for example. I have a package installed which only compiles
for gtk2. I use it to design forms (webpages, actually). Now I have an
application that depends on this package because of other dependencies,
but doesn't really use it. But I compile this application for the
'nogui' widgetset.
Now the IDE detects a change in settings (as I understood it right), so
recompiles all packages with the settings for the application. Which
fails, because my package doesn't compile for 'nogui'.
Is there some 'trick' possible to avoid this? Or do I have to split up
some packages so it has a design-time and a run-time part? (Making
maintenance and installation more difficult for new users?)
You should always do so ? This is also true in Delphi as of version 6.
I think it is good to force users to separate design and run-time code.
I would even go so far as to forbid the dependency of a run-time package on
a design-time package if the latter depends on the IDE interface package.
I thought you would say so. I hoped Mattias would respond earlier then
you. ;)
But even in that case: to properly design my project you need this
design-time package. So I want my project to depend on this design-time
package, or else users who open it will not be prompted to install this
design-time package. All they will see are some error messages that the
IDE can not handle the forms.
This is also the case in Delphi.
I don't see a problem with that, because you should always install the
design-time package, never a run-time package. The run-time package will
automatically be compiled when you install the design-time package.
If you stick to this rule, then your "problem situation" will not appear at all.
Michael.
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