Error when installing fpc-2.0.2-0.src.rpm
lazarus / 1-Linux

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peterolivier · 2006-03-17 18:33

i've downloaded the following packages:

fpc-2.0.2-0.i386.rpm
fpc-2.0.2-0.src.rpm
lazarus-0.9.12-0.i386.rpm

installing the first works just fine, but when i install the second i
get the following error:
following packages haven't been found on medium: fpc
when i look in yast the first package seems to be installed!

i'm using suse linux 10 - 5CD version

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pfranchuk · 2006-03-18 04:31

First, the source package you want is fpcsrc-2.0.2-0rpm. It will
install the fpc source files that lazarus will use.

To use Yast, put those three into a directory. Click on any one of
them and choose "Use directory as Source for Yast". After you give the
root password, you will get a confirmation that it has been added.
Fire up Yast and manage programs. Search for fpc and lazarus and
choose install for the three files. This will install everything you
need. I found that trying to do them one at a time would give me that
media error.

Now the preparation. As root, add

-Fl/opt/gnome/lib

into the library search section of /etc/fpc.cfg .

If you want to be able to work with examples or install components
later, you have to change permissions on the lazarus tree: (Still as
root)

cd /usr/lib
chgrp -R xxxx lazarus
chmod -R g+w lazarus

Where xxxx is a group that you as a normal user belong to. I added
myself to devel and use that as the group name.

Change back to normal user  and in a terminal type lazarus.
Once it starts up, under tools rebuild lazarus. You will then have a
working copy of the program  as ~/.lazarus/bin/lazarus  .
I create a desktop icon to point to this copy for ease of starting. If
you ever add components, this is the copy of the program that will
hold your additions (not the one in /usr/lib).

Peter

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pfranchuk · 2006-03-18 04:56

Oops, I forgot.

fpc and lazarus have dependencies that you can take care of when
install the three files. If you did your install from the DVD, have it
inserted when you do the fpc/lazarus install. If you used CD to
install, set up an ftp or http mirror as a source (see openSuSE site
for info), your dependencies will be taken care of except for gtk+-dev
which you can ignore. That is a naming problem with SuSE, just as the
location problem with the gtk libs (that is taken care of by the
addition to fpc.cfg).

Good luck, and post back if you have more problems.

Peter