[Solved] Two versions from one install
lazarus / 1-Linux

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Windsurfer · 2013-09-16 08:21

I am running Linux Mint 15 in Virtualbox on Windows 8. I read quite a
few items in the forum before starting, and downloaded 1.0.12 32 bit
for Linux because the Mint packaged version is pre 1.0.

The three packages fpc, fpcsrc and laz were all placed in a folder
/home/mike/programs and installed with the GDebi package installer.

I then had wall-to-wall permissions problems, which were largely fixed
by following the advice at http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_
directory_permissions_on_Linux_and_Unix.

This was not quite sufficient and I had to give the lazarus group
permission to read and write to my projects folder
~/mike/programs/laz_projects. To do this graphically, I had to install
gnome-system-tools.

As I met access problems, I extended permissions for the lazarus group
to have read/write access to the required folder and files.

I can now change and save both project and general IDE options.
However, after rebuilding the IDE and restarting lazarus, I get the
question below:
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Which Lazarus should be started?

The system default executable
/usr/share/lazarus/1.0.12/lazarus
(date: 15-9-13 23:03:27)

Or your custom executable
/home/mike/.lazarus/bin/lazarus
(date: 15-9-13 19:59:01)
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I have not noticed this in Windows. Should there be several
executables in different places, if so, where should they reside? The
Project and IDE options are the same for both,as below.

Project paths
include files: $(ProjOutDir)
unit output dir: lib/$(TargetCPU)-$(TargetOS)
target filename: WindSirf

IDE Options
Laz dir: /usr/share/lazarus/1.0.12/
compiler path: /usr/bin/fpc
FPC source dir: /usr/share/fpcsrc/$(FPCVER)/
Make path: make
Dir for building test projects:
/usr/share/lazarus/1.0.12/projects/tmp/


When I try to compile using either I get the error message
"fcllaz.pas(0,0) Fatal: Can not find unit system used by fcllaz."

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Martin_fr · 2013-09-16 09:06

It is normal that there will be 2 executables, but I am not sure why
it ask in your case.

The rebuild needs to replace the exe. But it (probably) had no write
permission for /usr/share/lazarus/1.0.12/lazarus

So it does write it into your primary-config-dir ~/.lazarus

When you run startlazarus, it should detect this.

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It may be, that if you re-installed  tha
/usr/share/lazarus/1.0.12/lazarus has a newer timestamp.... Not
sure...

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Windsurfer · 2013-09-16 22:46

Thanks Martin_fr,

Changing permissions fixed it.