Unable to create file
"/usr/share/lazarus/1.8.4/components/fpweb/lazwebextra.pas
lazarus / 16-Databases

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Robert.Thompson · 2018-12-27 20:00

The error that I am getting when I try to install Weblaz 1.0:

Write error: Unable to create file
"/usr/share/lazarus/1.8.4/components/fpweb/lazwebextra.pas"
File: /usr/share/lazarus/1.8.4/components/fpweb/lazwebextra.pas
package main source file

When I look into  /usr/share/lazarus/1.8.4/components/fpweb/ I find
lazwebextra.lpk but no lazwebextra.pas

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks,

Rob.

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heejit · 2018-12-27 20:22

your user id dont have access to write to that folder

that is why Package Installer not able to create file on given path

I suggest use fpupdeluex to install fpc in your home directory

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dbannon · 2018-12-27 20:51

Actually, FPC is OK as it is, its a problem with Lazarus. Distro
package managers install packages in file systems that are not
writable by ordinary users. Lazarus normally gets around that (because
it rebuilds itself) by putting the newly built binaries in your
(hidden) local config dir. Seems thats not happening...

Easy thing to do is use the same package manager to remove Lazarus
(but not FPC and FPC-SRC) and manually install Lazarus in your home
directory, having lazarus in a writeable dir is a far better model
anyway.

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Davo

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Robert.Thompson · 2018-12-27 21:32

Thank you for replying.

Once the 'make' has completed and I launch the lazarus ide, it seems
that there are many less 'tabs' available than on the linuxmint
software manager install.

Do I need to add additional software somehow?

Thanks,

Rob.

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dbannon · 2018-12-27 21:46

Hmm, that might mean that the LinuxMint people have chosen to pre-
install some extra things. If they are ones you want, easy to install
them now. If you load a project that needs a package thats not
installed, you get an appropriate message.....

If you don't need them, or are not sure, I'd wait until you find you
find out.

Davo