FPC 2.6.0. changing to FPC 2.7.1
lazarus / 1-Linux

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Middlecope · 2012-03-30 15:11

Compiling fpc 2.7.1
With subversion the source code of fpc was downloaded in
/home/myself/fpc
svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk fpc
The compiler fpc-2.6.0-1.x86_64.rpm was installed.
mkdir /home/myself/fpc271
In the /home/myself/fpc dir I gave the command
"make clean all install INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/myself/fpc271"
All went well.
cd /home/myself/fpc271/lib/fpc/2.7.1
I give the command "ppcx64 x" and it still shows me Compiler version
2.6.0
The size of it is 2901240 B definitly bigger than the old one.
Another question:
I expected ~/lib64 to be created instead of ~/lib64
How shall I continue?
Thanks for your attention!

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Blaazen · 2012-03-30 18:20

/usr/local/bin/ppcx64 is symlink to /usr/local/lib/fpc/2.5.1/ppcx64
(in my case). You have to change it manualy. Maybe you will have to
edit /etc/fpc.cfg too.

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Middlecope · 2012-03-31 20:29

Thanks for your comment.
The symlink is not the problem.
Why I don't SEE the correct version makes me wondering.
And also the ~/lib that is created instead of ~/lib64
Anyway everything runs fine.
I needed the new version for try-out of the MySQL55conn. and it's OK

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Leledumbo · 2012-04-01 03:47

QuoteThe symlink is not the problem.
Why I don't SEE the correct version makes me wondering.Did you mean
the ppcx64 you execute is a true file? As Blaazen has pointed, it
should be a symlink to ppxc64 under
$(YourTopInstallationDir)/lib/fpc/2.7.1/ppcx64. Otherwise you might
still execute the old binary. Verify by running:
Code: [Select]which ppcx64and ensure it points to your new ppcx64.

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Middlecope · 2012-04-01 14:51

I am sory.
I activated the wrong one.
I did some cleaning and placed ppcx64 in /home/myself/bin
Now it tells me version 2.7.1