Anyone?! Can't open Lazarus program...
lazarus / 1-Linux

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thiagoalencar · 2004-08-14 02:26

Hello everyone!
I (think) I successfully installed lazarus on my linux .... but I have
no clue what to do to open it.... sorry about the stupid question...
TJ.

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Vincent Snijders · 2004-08-14 06:18

find the lazarus executable in the lazarus directory and execute it.
A guess would be /usr/share/lazarus/lazarus.

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thiagoalencar · 2004-08-14 14:54

On /usr/share/ I found no Lazarus directory .. I searched my hole
Partition and I found nothing with lazarus word
Could someone write the proceedments do install lazarus?
thanks a lot.

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Vincent Snijders · 2004-08-14 15:00

QuoteI (think) I successfully installed lazarus on my linux
What exactly did you do?

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thiagoalencar · 2004-08-14 15:31

Well, I new on linux so .... when I tried to install lazarus I got the
following message:

Free Pascal Compiler version 1.9.5 [2004/08/08] for i386
Copyright (c) 1993-2004 by Florian Klaempfl
Target OS: Linux for i386
Compiling lazarus.pp
Fatal: Can't find unit GLIB
make[1]: ** [lazarus] Error 1
make[1]: Exiting directory `/home/kurumin/Meus_Documentos/lazarus'
make: ** [ide] Error 2

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Vincent Snijders · 2004-08-14 15:40

if you are new on linux, I would advise you to download and install 3
rpm's from sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89339

fpc-1.9.5-040808.i386.rpm, fpcsrc-1.9.5-040808.i386.rpm and
lazarus-0.9.1.5-fpc_1.9.5_040808.i386.rpm.

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thiagoalencar · 2004-08-14 15:46

I installed and free pascal compiler... but the other package I
didnt... I'll try to install them and post my results here
thanks again..
TJ

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thiagoalencar · 2004-08-14 16:04

It even now opened but... theres a problem...
when its starting the program a message shows up saying:

The free Pascal source directory was not found.
Some code functions will not work.
It is recommended that you install it and set the  path
Environment -> Environment options -> Files

Can you help me with that?

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Vincent Snijders · 2004-08-14 18:47

I am not sure I can help you, because thisis something you have to do
yourself. But you might be able to help me. The dialog message is
suposed to be self explaining, but apparently not for you. I will try
to eloborate a bit and I want to ask you, what the dialog message
should be, so that would have been clear enough for you.
QuoteThe free Pascal source directory was not found.
Lazarus does some configuration at start up and noticed the free
Pascal source directory was set correctly.
QuoteSome code functions will not work.This happens when lazarus can't
find the  free Pascal source directory.
QuoteIt is recommended that you install itThis is what lazarus
recommends you to do. The installation is what you have done by
installing fpcsrc-1.9.5-040808.i386.rpm.
Quote and set the path Environment -> Environment options -> FilesGo
and click the environment menu, pick the environment options and look
on the Files tab and set the free Pascal source directory.

Please help us improve the dialog message.

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Anonymous · 2004-08-15 00:32

The dialog message is clear.. but the problem is that I have installed
the fpcsrc and it wont find it... also I dont know where that path
would be. I'd like to know if it is hard to make an "intaller" like
windows setups ways that would do everything automatically (& install
all packages needed) without interaction with the user. That I guess
would help many people like me that is still starting on linux and
don't know yet where stuff goes etc.
Note: I'm using a knoppix(Debian) based system.. so I used the alien
program to convert the rpm to deb files. Is that ok(exclamation poit)
I have no exclamation point on my keyboard right now.. sorry.
I'll always help with what I can.

What do may I do now(exclmtion poit)

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Anonymous · 2004-08-15 00:37

The last guest poster is my mine(thiagoalencar) couldnt login before
sorry about that.

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Vincent Snijders · 2004-08-15 07:32

Did you try all the suggestions in the drop down box?