How to compile updates to FCL packages?
lazarus / 64-FPC development

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CCRDude · 2017-07-06 08:03

I've recently worked on a TRegistry patch, and want to continue this a
bit more comfortably.

Simply adding the path to the fcl folder to a Lazarus project works
for a moment, but then causes havoc (others units depending on the
changed unit can't be compiled, everything stops). Doesn't look like
the intended way anyway

How is the regular procedure to update fcl packages?

I went to the shell and into the folder and called fpcmake and make,
but unit System wasn't found.Calling make from the main fpcsrc folder
doesn't give me an option to select single packages.Building all from
main fpcsrc folder requires 3.0.0, but then tells me there's nothing
to be done for 'all'.
Before I try further and find something that works, but is way out of
the regular way, could anyone describe what's the "official" method
please?

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Leledumbo · 2017-07-06 09:24

I simply cd to source/packages/<whatever package I want to rebuild>
and make, if system unit is not found then do the same to source/rtl
folder (just make, no make install needed). If a lot of other packages
require your changes, you can instead do make in source/packages to
rebuild all packages.