Lazarus on Linux is missing files that are found in Lazarus on Windows
Original Reporter info from Mantis: JD
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Original Reporter info from Mantis: JD
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I'm using Lazarus 0.9.31/FPC 2.4.4 svn 31847 on Linux Mint 11, Ubuntu 11.04, Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Over time, I have noticed that my Lazarus installation on Linux is missing many files compared with my Lazarus installation on Windows. Sometimes I've had to copy entire folders from Windows to Linux.
For example, the following folders are almost empty in the Linux version:
a) /usr/lib/lazarus/0.9.31/docs/
b) /usr/lib/lazarus/0.9.31/images/
In addition, I had noticed that in the "Components" directory (/usr/lib/lazarus/0.9.31/components/) many of the components are missing the package (lpk) files. I've had to copy them over from the Windows version of Lazarus or recreate them on the Linux side. Some of the lpk files that exist on the Linux side do not work because they were not saved with Unix EOF format. I had to do it all over again! :o
Finally, some default components on the Windows side are not installed by default on the Linux side. This is the case with TChart.
All in all, I've discovered that it helps to have a Windows installation to accompany my Linux installation.
I guess I shouldn't complain too much since it is an svn version. I just hope the official releases don't have such problems.
Mantis conversion info:
- Mantis ID: 20401
- Version: 0.9.31 (SVN)
- Monitored by: » Ask (Alexander S. Klenin)