On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:24:00 -0400
Alain Michaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I assume that lazarus will find the FPC stuff?
> >
> Well, not quite!
>
> in the menu ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS you have manually update the "FPC
> SOURCE DIRECTORY" and make sure that it is OK by clicking the action:
> "RESCAN SOURCE DIRECTORY"
>
> This is a good oportunity for me to ask a developer for a little
> explanation. Why is the source code necessary to build a user
> application?
It's not needed.
> I assume that the compiler will recompile all the code each
> time, not just link to th already conmpiled libraries!
No. It will only recompile, if it spots something new.
> Just a short explanation (two lines max) would put me back on the track.
The sources are needed for some of the IDE's source functions. For example
find declaration.
Mattias
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