Cannot install packages
lazarus / 5-Lazarus Extra Components

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Criss · 2005-09-14 18:32

Every time I install a pages it says:

"Compile IDE (without linking)" completed
c:\lazarus\link.res: file not recognized: File format not recognized
C:\lazarus\lazarus.pp(98,1) Error: Error while linking
make.exe[1]: [lazarus.exe] Error 1


What should I do to make it work?

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criss · 2005-09-14 18:41

sorry i meant "install a package" not "install a pages"

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matthijs · 2005-09-15 05:36

What package are you trying to install?
What is the file "link.res"? In my lazarus root directory there is no
such file. You have to look for a solution in that direction. See if
you can find where link.res is included and try to remove that.

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Vincent Snijders · 2005-09-15 07:36

Can you post the link.res? Maybe you used some uncomon chars in your
paths, that is throwing the linker off.

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Buba · 2006-05-19 13:49

When I try to install a package it says:

"Compile IDE (without linking)" completed
D:\Teste\lazarus\pp\bin\i386-win32\ld.exe:D:\Teste\lazarus\link.res:
file format not recognized; treating as linker script
D:\Teste\lazarus\pp\bin\i386-
win32\ld.exe:D:\Teste\lazarus\link.res:16: syntax error
D:\Teste\lazarus\ide\lazarus.pp(113,1) Error: Error while linking
make.exe[2]: *** [lazarus.exe] Error 1

Why?
What should I do to make it work?

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amiso · 2007-03-27 19:25

Quote from: "Vincent"Can you post the link.res? Maybe you used some
uncomon chars in your paths, that is throwing the linker off.
Hi,
  I have the same (similar) bug with a "link.res" that came out from
nowhere. As a coincidence my folder name when the problem started had
two bad characters "(" and ")"in the name :
"stupidfoldername(april2007)"

This may be related !!!!

Now, how do I fix this: I changed the folder name but my compiler is
still bugged!

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amiso · 2007-03-27 21:04

Quote from: "amiso"Quote from: "Vincent"Can you post the link.res?
Maybe you used some uncomon chars in your paths, that is throwing the
linker off.
Hi,
  I have the same (similar) bug with a "link.res" that came out from
nowhere. As a coincidence my folder name when the problem started had
two bad characters "(" and ")"in the name :
"stupidfoldername(april2007)"

This may be related !!!!

Now, how do I fix this: I changed the folder name but my compiler is
still bugged!

Hi,

I also had the character "#" in my folder name: removing it solved the
problem !!!!  --> no "(" , ")", "-" or "#" are allowed !!!