Fpcres related error when building Lazarus from sources
lazarus / 1-Linux

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BOSHU · 2021-02-27 10:24

In a linux OS, freepascal has been installed in a user directory using
the official installation script. Apparently, the installation script
doesn't add the directory which contains the binary executables to the
OS path environment. This is very good for me.
   The consequence is that the "make clean all" command leads to the
following error:
  
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-iVSPTPSOTO: No such file or directorymake -C ide cleanidemake[1]:
Entering directory '/home/guest/lazarus/ide'make[1]: -iVSPTPSOTO: No
such file or directory/bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f
/bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f
/bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f
/bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f /bin/rm -f make[1]: Leaving directory
'/home/guest/lazarus/ide'make -C packager/registration cleanmake[1]:
Entering directory '/home/guest/lazarus/packager/registration'make[1]:
-iVSPTPSOTO: No such file or directory/bin/rm -f fpcmade.- *-.fpm
Package.fpc *.s/bin/rm -f   script*.res link*.res *_script.res
*_link.res/bin/rm -f ./ppas.sh *_ppas.bat ppas.bat
ppaslink.batmake[1]: Leaving directory
'/home/guest/lazarus/packager/registration'make -C lcl
cleanallmake[1]: Entering directory '/home/guest/lazarus/lcl'make[1]:
-iVSPTPSOTO: No such file or directory/bin/rm -f fpcmade.- *-.fpm
Package.fpc *.s/bin/rm -f   script*.res link*.res *_script.res
*_link.res/bin/rm -f ./ppas.sh *_ppas.bat ppas.bat ppaslink.batmake -C
interfaces cleanmake[2]: Entering directory
'/home/guest/lazarus/lcl/interfaces'make[2]: -iVSPTPSOTO: No such file
or directorymake[2]: *** No rule to make target 'gtk2_clean', needed
by 'clean'.  Stop.make[2]: Leaving directory
'/home/guest/lazarus/lcl/interfaces'make[1]: *** [Makefile:5175:
cleanall] Error 2make[1]: Leaving directory
'/home/guest/lazarus/lcl'make: *** [Makefile:3723: cleanlaz] Error 2
   The fpc executable can't be found but that's not a problem because
it can be passed as a parameter(make clean all
FPC=/home/guest/fpc/bin/fpc). The problem is that building Lazarus
from sources with the additional parameter leads to another error.
This time fpcres can't be found.
  
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/home/guest/lazarus/ide/lazbuild.lpr(106,39) Hint: (5024) Parameter
"DlgType" not used/home/guest/lazarus/ide/lazbuild.lpr(106,66) Hint:
(5024) Parameter "Buttons" not
used/home/guest/lazarus/ide/lazbuild.lpr(107,45) Hint: (5024)
Parameter "HelpKeyword" not
used/home/guest/lazarus/ide/lazbuild.lpr(397,9) Warning: (6060) Case
statement does not handle all possible
cases/home/guest/lazarus/ide/lazbuild.lpr(629,97) Hint: (5091) Local
variable "InheritedOptionStrings" of a managed type does not seem to
be initialized/home/guest/lazarus/ide/lazbuild.lpr(1482,3) Warning:
(6060) Case statement does not handle all possible
cases/home/guest/lazarus/ide/lazbuild.lpr(1878,1) Error: (9021)
Resource compiler "fpcres" not found, switching to external
mode/home/guest/lazarus/ide/lazbuild.lpr(1878,1) Fatal: (10026) There
were 1 errors compiling module, stoppingFatal: (1018) Compilation
abortedError: /home/guest/fpc/bin/ppcx64 returned an error
exitcodemake[2]: *** [Makefile:4673: lazbuild] Error 1make[2]: Leaving
directory '/home/guest/lazarus/ide'make[1]: *** [Makefile:5112:
lazbuilder] Error 2make[1]: Leaving directory
'/home/guest/lazarus/ide'make: *** [Makefile:3712: lazbuild] Error 2

Without adding the fpc directory to the OS path environment, not even
temporary using "export PATH=...", how can fpcres be passed as a
parameter to have a successful build?

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BOSHU · 2021-03-02 15:21

Well, partially I've managed to solve the problem of building Lazarus.
I've added an PPC_EXEC_PATH parameter.
make clean all FPC=/home/guest/fpc/bin/fpc
PPC_EXEC_PATH=/home/guest/fpc/bin/
The problem is that each and every time I try to compile a Lazarus
project, even the default empty form, I get a message like:
project1.lpr(24,1) Error: Resource compiler "fpcres" not found,
switching to external mode. It's the same error.
How do I force Lazarus to use this PPC_EXEC_PATH parameter when
compiling any project, including rebuilding Lazarus using the entry in
the "Tools" menu?