New wiki guide on how to write components for Lazarus
lazarus / 13-General

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tpglemur · 2008-09-30 19:27

After spending quite some time on figuring how to write components for
Lazarus, I decided to spare others similar hardship by putting
everything down in one page. Hope someone finds it useful

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/How_To_Write_Lazarus_Component

Feedback appreciated.

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Ñuño_Martínez · 2008-10-01 15:21

Thank you!

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Derz · 2023-03-29 20:02

I assume something may have changed in the years since you wrote "How
to Write a Lazarus Component".  The same "missing step" in your
instructions is also missing in other online tutorials on how to do
this. Perhaps you can update your page?

In step step 2, after "creating your new component", you need to add a
New Requirement and include "LCL Base".
If you do not do this, the uses clause for the new unit will be
missing several base units (LResources, Forms, Controls, Graphics,
Dialogs, StdCtrls), and you cannot simply edit the .pas file to add
them.  If you try that you will bet compiler errors..
  Fatal: Cannot find "unit_X" used by "MyNewComonent".  Check if
package LCLBase is in the dependencies of package "MyNewPackage"

You can make simple extensions to existing components without LCLBase,
but your example will not work.

Thank you for providing the original WIKI!  I am sure it is very
popular.
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