How do i compile lazarus in windows 8?
lazarus / 34-Windows

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jshand2010 · 2013-06-21 10:34

I've only just switched to windows 8 from opensuse 12.3

I am just wanting help on how to set up the operating system to be
able to compile fpc and lazarus.

thanks heaps

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taazz · 2013-06-21 12:54

what is your problem exactly? Avoiding "c:\program files" folder
should work if you have already install it on c:\program files\lazarus
then either give full rights to the active user on that folder or
setup lazarus.exe to run as an administrator.

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jshand2010 · 2013-06-21 22:28

i have put the lazarus and fpc folder in the root directory without
having to use the admin password without problems.  i just need to
know how to set up the scripts to be able to compile the newer
versions of fpc and lazarus.

it was easier in linux, however i found windows 8 much better to use,
because of compatibility issues

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v.denis · 2013-06-22 09:04

You can try my "fpc startup pack" 

http://rghost.ru/46934705

based on wiki

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

In general unpack content to c:\fpc then follow readme.txt

For better build time antivirus can be turned off.

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pascaldeveloper · 2013-06-22 09:52

Hi Thank you so much

I'm checking out the sources now, then I'll try it

Thank you once again!

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jshand2010 · 2013-06-22 10:07

i forgot to mention i have a 64bit system.  now i'm really confused to
what to do.  it freaks me out if i don't know what to do.  i have a
learning disablilty and i don't always understand what i read.  please
help me with lamens terms (very simple instructions)

thanks heaps

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v.denis · 2013-06-22 10:49

You can build 32 bit FPC and Lazarus with scripts above. It will work
on 64 bit system too (it's actually my current configuration).

Though If you need 64 bit compiler and IDE, sorry I'm not big expert
here.

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jshand2010 · 2013-06-23 23:46

i have set up the fpc folder as c\lazarus_prog\fpc
the fpc svn as C:\Users\jshand\Downloads\fixes_2_6
the lazarus svn as C:\Users\jshand\Downloads\fixes_1_0

i do not have subversion install called svn.exe.  i do have C:\Program
Files\TortoiseSVN\bin, however i don't know what application to use
with tortoiseSVN in regards to getting svns

i am very confused on how to set up the script create_installer.bat

Please help me

thanks guys

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ChrisF · 2013-07-08 01:36

It's not really clear to understand what you are really searching to
do exactly.

Have you already downloaded and installed the current windows 64 bits
version (currently Lazarus 1.0.10 and FPC 2.6.2) using the built-in
windows installer ?

Sorry to ask, but as it seems you were previously using linux ...  I
mean, the windows installer will do all the job for you; you just have
to start it and to answer a few simple questions.

And once you have a working version of Lazarus and FPC, it's much more
simple to install a new one of any of them over it (for instance the
current svn versions). The installation scripts will run in most of
the cases (with a few modifications, sometimes).