starting version of build fpc lazarus / 64-FPC development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- baldzhang · 2018-03-06 20:10 I'm using fpc package build by myself, currently version is 3.0.4 after some environment change, I need a rebuild and re-package, but got error message said 3.0.2 needed. I didn't want to re-install an old version to do this building. so, the question is: If i just modify the Makefile and change REQUIREDVERSION to 3.0.4, is this ok to build fpc? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- marcov · 2018-03-06 20:30 Yes. You can also simply use make ...  OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- baldzhang · 2018-03-06 20:54 Quote from: marcov on March 06, 2018, 09:30:38 pmmake ...  OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1 building passed, thank you very much ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sergioantonio2013 · 2019-04-19 13:27 I need help myself. I also did the make ...  OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1 it started to build the compiler, but then it stops with an error message. Last error message: make: *** [build-stamp.i386-win32] Error 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- marcov · 2019-04-19 14:43 Quote from: sergioantonio2013 on April 19, 2019, 03:27:48 pmLast error message: make: *** [build-stamp.i386-win32] Error 2 Not enough info to guess what is wrong. Moreover, if you are not sure yet, follow the rules exactly, and make sure your starting compiler is a full install of the release 3.0.4, and that this compiler is in the path. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sergioantonio2013 · 2019-04-19 15:43 ok, here is all the output when I try to build: C:\Users\Sergio\Desktop\Open Source\fpc-3.0.4>C:\lazarus\fpc\3.0.4\bin\i386-win3 2\make all OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1 You have overriden the starting compiler versioncheck while using starting compi ler version 3.0.4. This situation is not supported and strange things and errors  may happen. Remove OVERRIDEVERSIONCHECK=1 to fix this. C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make compiler_cycle RELEASE=1 make[1]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make -C compiler cycle make[2]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compi ler' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make tempclean ppc3.exe make[3]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compi ler' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f ppcross386.exe ppc.exe ppc1.exe pp c2.exe ppc3.exe ./msg2inc.exe pp1.wpo pp2.wpo C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make 'OLDFPC=' next CYCLELEVEL=1 make[4]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compi ler' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make rtlclean rtl make[5]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compi ler' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make -C ../rtl clean make[6]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/rtl' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f fpcmade.i386-win32 Package.fpc ppa s.bat script.res link.res C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f *.s *_ppas.bat C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make -C win32 clean make[7]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/rtl/w in32' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f units/i386-win32/system.ppu units/ i386-win32/uuchar.ppu units/i386-win32/objpas.ppu units/i386-win32/macpas.ppu un its/i386-win32/iso7185.ppu units/i386-win32/buildrtl.ppu units/i386-win32/cpall. ppu units/i386-win32/lineinfo.ppu units/i386-win32/lnfodwrf.ppu units/i386-win32 /sysinitpas.ppu units/i386-win32/sysinitcyg.ppu units/i386-win32/sysinitgprof.pp u units/i386-win32/ctypes.ppu units/i386-win32/strings.ppu units/i386-win32/heap trc.ppu units/i386-win32/windows.ppu units/i386-win32/initc.ppu units/i386-win32 /cmem.ppu units/i386-win32/dynlibs.ppu units/i386-win32/signals.ppu units/i386-w in32/dos.ppu units/i386-win32/messages.ppu units/i386-win32/rtlconsts.ppu units/ i386-win32/sysconst.ppu units/i386-win32/sysutils.ppu units/i386-win32/math.ppu units/i386-win32/types.ppu units/i386-win32/typinfo.ppu units/i386-win32/fgl.ppu  units/i386-win32/classes.ppu units/i386-win32/cpu.ppu units/i386-win32/mmx.ppu units/i386-win32/charset.ppu units/i386-win32/character.ppu units/i386-win32/get opts.ppu units/i386-win32/fpwidestring.ppu units/i386-win32/winsysut.ppu units/i 386-win32/sharemem.ppu units/i386-win32/exeinfo.ppu units/i386-win32/fpintres.pp u units/i386-win32/windirs.ppu units/i386-win32/cp1250.ppu units/i386-win32/cp12 51.ppu units/i386-win32/cp1252.ppu units/i386-win32/cp1253.ppu units/i386-win32/ cp1254.ppu units/i386-win32/cp1255.ppu units/i386-win32/cp1256.ppu units/i386-wi n32/cp1257.ppu units/i386-win32/cp1258.ppu units/i386-win32/cp437.ppu units/i386 -win32/cp646.ppu units/i386-win32/cp850.ppu units/i386-win32/cp856.ppu units/i38 6-win32/cp866.ppu units/i386-win32/cp874.ppu units/i386-win32/cp8859_1.ppu units /i386-win32/cp8859_5.ppu units/i386-win32/cp8859_2.ppu units/i386-win32/cp852.pp u units/i386-win32/unicodedata.ppu units/i386-win32/unicodenumtable.ppu C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f units/i386-win32/system.o units/i3 86-win32/uuchar.o units/i386-win32/objpas.o units/i386-win32/macpas.o units/i386 -win32/iso7185.o units/i386-win32/lineinfo.o units/i386-win32/lnfodwrf.o units/i 386-win32/sysinitpas.o units/i386-win32/sysinitcyg.o units/i386-win32/sysinitgpr of.o units/i386-win32/ctypes.o units/i386-win32/strings.o units/i386-win32/heapt rc.o units/i386-win32/windows.o units/i386-win32/initc.o units/i386-win32/cmem.o  units/i386-win32/dynlibs.o units/i386-win32/signals.o units/i386-win32/dos.o un its/i386-win32/messages.o units/i386-win32/rtlconsts.o units/i386-win32/sysconst .o units/i386-win32/sysutils.o units/i386-win32/math.o units/i386-win32/types.o units/i386-win32/typinfo.o units/i386-win32/fgl.o units/i386-win32/classes.o uni ts/i386-win32/cpu.o units/i386-win32/mmx.o units/i386-win32/charset.o units/i386 -win32/character.o units/i386-win32/getopts.o units/i386-win32/fpwidestring.o un its/i386-win32/winsysut.o units/i386-win32/sharemem.o units/i386-win32/exeinfo.o  units/i386-win32/fpintres.o units/i386-win32/windirs.o units/i386-win32/cp1250. o units/i386-win32/cp1251.o units/i386-win32/cp1252.o units/i386-win32/cp1253.o units/i386-win32/cp1254.o units/i386-win32/cp1255.o units/i386-win32/cp1256.o un its/i386-win32/cp1257.o units/i386-win32/cp1258.o units/i386-win32/cp437.o units /i386-win32/cp646.o units/i386-win32/cp850.o units/i386-win32/cp856.o units/i386 -win32/cp866.o units/i386-win32/cp874.o units/i386-win32/cp8859_1.o units/i386-w in32/cp8859_5.o units/i386-win32/cp8859_2.o units/i386-win32/cp852.o units/i386- win32/unicodedata.o units/i386-win32/unicodenumtable.o units/i386-win32/libimpsy stem.a units/i386-win32/libimpsysinitpas.a units/i386-win32/libimpsysinitcyg.a u nits/i386-win32/libimpsysinitgprof.a units/i386-win32/libimpheaptrc.a units/i386 -win32/libimpwindows.a units/i386-win32/libimpinitc.a units/i386-win32/libimpcme m.a units/i386-win32/libimpsignals.a units/i386-win32/libimpdos.a units/i386-win 32/libimpsysutils.a units/i386-win32/libimpfpwidestring.a units/i386-win32/libim psharemem.a units/i386-win32/libimpfpintres.a C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f units/i386-win32/math.rst units/i3 86-win32/typinfo.rst units/i386-win32/classes.rst units/i386-win32/sysconst.rst C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f fpcmade.i386-win32 Package.fpc ppa s.bat script.res link.res C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f *.s *_ppas.bat make[7]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/rtl/wi n32' make[6]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/rtl' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make -C ../rtl 'OPT=  ' all make[6]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/rtl' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make -C win32 all make[7]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/rtl/w in32' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fi../inc -Fi../i3 86 -Fi../win -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -di386 -dRELEASE -Us -Sg system.pp -Fi../w in system.inc(1728,13) Warning: Implicit string type conversion from "RawByteString " to "UnicodeString" system.inc(1740,13) Warning: Implicit string type conversion from "RawByteString " to "UnicodeString" system.inc(1752,13) Warning: Implicit string type conversion from "RawByteString " to "UnicodeString" system.inc(1778,29) Warning: Implicit string type conversion from "ShortString" to "UnicodeString" syswin.inc(460,27) Warning: Symbol "NoErrMsg" is not portable system.pp(653,30) Warning: Symbol "startupinfo" is deprecated system.pp(664,23) Warning: Symbol "startupinfo" is deprecated C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fi../inc -Fi../i3 86 -Fi../win -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -di386 -dRELEASE ../inc/uuchar.pp C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fi../inc -Fi../i3 86 -Fi../win -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -di386 -dRELEASE -I../objpas ../objpas/obj pas.pp C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fi../inc -Fi../i3 86 -Fi../win -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -di386 -dRELEASE -Fi../objpas/sysutils -Fi ../objpas/classes -Fu../i386 -I../objpas -I../win/wininc -Fu../win/wininc -Fu../ win -I../inc -Fu../inc -Fu../objpas buildrtl fina.inc(142,13) Warning: Implicit string type conversion from "RawByteString" t o "UnicodeString" filutil.inc(307,22) Warning: Symbol "faSymLink" is not portable syshelp.inc(350,51) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential data  loss from "WideString" to "AnsiString" syshelp.inc(351,53) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential data  loss from "WideString" to "AnsiString" syshelp.inc(352,28) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential data  loss from "UnicodeString" to "AnsiString" dati.inc(496,9) Warning: Comparison might be always true due to range of constan t and expression syssr.inc(16,26) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential data lo ss from "WideString" to "AnsiString" syssr.inc(16,20) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential data lo ss from "WideString" to "AnsiString" syssr.inc(16,26) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential data lo ss from "UnicodeString" to "AnsiString" syssr.inc(16,20) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential data lo ss from "UnicodeString" to "AnsiString" sysutils.pp(769,23) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential data  loss from "WideString" to "AnsiString" sysutils.pp(774,23) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential data  loss from "WideString" to "AnsiString" sysutils.pp(936,3) Warning: Symbol "GetLocaleFormatSettings" is not portable sysutils.pp(1010,13) Warning: Implicit string type conversion with potential dat a loss from "UnicodeString" to "AnsiString" tthread.inc(80,5) Warning: Symbol "Suspend" is deprecated tthread.inc(81,13) Warning: Symbol "Resume" is deprecated classes.inc(247,9) Warning: Symbol "Resume" is deprecated classes.inc(264,11) Warning: Symbol "Resume" is deprecated classes.inc(638,13) Warning: Symbol "GetTickCount" is deprecated: "Use GetTickCo unt64 instead" unicodedata.pas(1542,13) Warning: Conversion between ordinals and pointers is no t portable unicodedata.pas(1671,19) Warning: Conversion between ordinals and pointers is no t portable unicodedata.pas(1677,27) Warning: Conversion between ordinals and pointers is no t portable unicodedata.pas(1781,14) Warning: Conversion between ordinals and pointers is no t portable unicodedata.pas(1797,14) Warning: Conversion between ordinals and pointers is no t portable character.pas(491,14) Warning: Comparison might be always false due to range of constant and expression character.pas(492,7) Warning: unreachable code C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fi../inc -Fi../i3 86 -Fi../win -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -di386 -dRELEASE ../inc/macpas.pp C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fi../inc -Fi../i3 86 -Fi../win -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -di386 -dRELEASE ../inc/iso7185.pp C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fi../inc -Fi../i3 86 -Fi../win -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -di386 -dRELEASE -Fu../inc -Fi../charmaps ../charmaps/cpall.pas C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fi../inc -Fi../i3 86 -Fi../win -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -di386 -dRELEASE ../inc/lineinfo.pp C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fi../inc -Fi../i3 86 -Fi../win -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -di386 -dRELEASE ../inc/lnfodwrf.pp make[7]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/rtl/wi n32' make[6]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/rtl' make[5]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compil er' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make cycleclean compiler make[5]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compi ler' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f pp.exe pp.o libppp.a libimppp.a C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -rf units C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f *.o *.ppu *.rst *.s *.a *.dll *.pp l C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -rf *.sl C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f fpcmade.* Package.fpc ppas.bat scr ipt.res link.res C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f *_ppas.bat C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make -C utils cleanall make[6]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compi ler/utils' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f fpc.exe ppufiles.exe ppudump.exe p pumove.exe mkarmins.exe mkx86ins.exe fpc.o ppufiles.o ppudump.o ppumove.o mkarmi ns.o mkx86ins.o libpfpc.a libpppufiles.a libpppudump.a libpppumove.a libpmkarmin s.a libpmkx86ins.a libimpfpc.a libimpppufiles.a libimpppudump.a libimpppumove.a libimpmkarmins.a libimpmkx86ins.a C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f units/i386-win32/ppu.ppu units/i38 6-win32/crc.ppu C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -rf units C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f *.o *.ppu *.rst *.s *.a *.dll *.pp l C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -rf *.sl C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f fpcmade.* Package.fpc ppas.bat scr ipt.res link.res C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f *_ppas.bat make[6]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compil er/utils' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -rf i386/units C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f i386/*.o i386/*.ppu i386/*.rst i38 6/*.s i386/*.a i386/*.dll i386/*.ppl C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f i386/ppc386.exe i386/ppc68k.exe i3 86/ppcx64.exe i386/ppcppc.exe i386/ppcsparc.exe i386/ppcppc64.exe i386/ppcarm.ex e i386/ppcmips.exe i386/ppcmipsel.exe i386/ppcjvm.exe i386/ppc8086.exe i386/ppc3 86.exe C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f ppc386.exe C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/gmkdir.exe -p i386/units/i386-win32 C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/ppc386.exe -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Fui386 -Fusystems  -Fu../rtl/units/i386-win32 -Fii386 -FE. -FUi386/units/i386-win32 -dRELEASE    - di386 -dGDB -dBROWSERLOG -Fux86 -Sew pp.pas C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/mv.exe -f ./pp.exe ppc386.exe make[5]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compil er' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make echotime make[5]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compi ler' Start  now 11:41:53 make[5]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compil er' make[4]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compil er' C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/rm.exe -f ppc1.exe C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/mv.exe -f ppc386.exe ppc1.exe C:/lazarus/fpc/3.0.4/bin/i386-win32/make 'FPC=C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Sourc e/fpc-3.0.4/compiler/ppc1.exe' 'OLDFPC=' next CYCLELEVEL=2 make[4]: Entering directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compi ler' Makefile:135: *** Compiler C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compile r/ppc1.exe not found.  Stop. make[4]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compil er' make[3]: *** [ppc2.exe] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compil er' make[2]: *** [cycle] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4/compil er' make[1]: *** [compiler_cycle] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/Users/Sergio/Desktop/Open Source/fpc-3.0.4' make: *** [build-stamp.i386-win32] Error 2 C:\Users\Sergio\Desktop\Open Source\fpc-3.0.4> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- marcov · 2019-04-19 15:50 No idea. Vague problem. Compiler seems to be created (no errors) but then suddenly missing. It might be that some of the used GNU tools (mv/rm/make) don't handle directories with spaces very well, try to move our fpcsrc directory to the root, or a directory with a simple name in the root. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sergioantonio2013 · 2019-04-19 22:08 OK, I moved it to a different directory one without spaces in its name. It seems to compiled successful... one question, were does it place the fpc.exe executable? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bart · 2019-04-19 22:10 You have to do a "make install" (and create a proper fpc.cfg) to get it working after that. Bart ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sergioantonio2013 · 2019-04-19 22:12 I did do a make install.... I want to know in what folder does the executable gets placed. I was expecting  a fpc.exe, I found a ppc1.exe, ppc2.exe, ppc3.exe and ppc386.exe file. using the ppc386 file I tried to compile a simple hello world program. but I get a fatal error saying that it cannot find the systems unit needed by my hello world program. any help? Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lucamar · 2019-04-20 00:31 Quote from: sergioantonio2013 on April 20, 2019, 12:12:47 amusing the ppc386 file I tried to compile a simple hello world program. but I get a fatal error saying that it cannot find the systems unit needed by my hello world program. I'm no expert but IIRC fpc.exe is a wrapper that, among other things, read its configuration file, builds the proper command line and calls the corresponding ppc*.exe. If you call ppc386 yourself you'll have to pass to it all the various options that fpc reads from it config file, among them the libraries search path, units search path, etc.; otherwise you get errors like that. In short: use fpc.exe unless you're very, very sure of what you're doing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sergioantonio2013 · 2019-04-20 00:52 lucamar, I would call fpc.exe, but when I compiled the source code to fpc 3.0.4, I did not get a fpc.exe file, I got amoung various files a ppc386.exe  file. If anyone has compiled the source code to FPC and can tell me were the fpc.exe is supposed to be, it would be great. Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sergioantonio2013 · 2019-04-20 02:13 ok, I found an fpc.exe executable created under the utils folder. and I used a fpc.cfg file I found under a FPC/3.02 build, I changed the code to point to my new build of 3.0.4. but even using this file I still get a fatal error saying that it cannot find the system unit needed by my hello world program. when I do a search for system.pp or system.pas its not under any win32 or i386 folder. there is a systems.pp, but not a system.pp or system.pas. can there be an error in the compilation of the i386 build or something? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thausand · 2019-04-20 02:46 Quote from: sergioantonio2013 on April 20, 2019, 04:13:52 amok, I found an fpc.exe executable created under the utils folder. and I used a fpc.cfg file I found under a FPC/3.02 build, I changed the code to point to my new build of 3.0.4. but even using this file I still get a fatal error saying that it cannot find the system unit needed by my hello world program. when I do a search for system.pp or system.pas its not under any win32 or i386 folder. there is a systems.pp, but not a system.pp or system.pas. can there be an error in the compilation of the i386 build or something? First you write compile new 3.0.4 use old 3.0.4 and use version check override. This write make 3.0.4 fail. That mean new 3.0.4 not complete (that why miss unit system). Then write you "I found under a FPC/3.02 build" !? is 3.0.2 or 3.0.4 old compiler ? Also write you that use old fpc.cfg with new 3.0.4. That not work because old fpc.cfg direct use old directories. Now write you not can find unit system..... and not know why I not know how many thing wrong but is many  I write to advise delete all and make again. I no think make clean can fix  User Marco write faq name buildfaq.http://wiki.freepascal.org/buildfaq If build freepascal source then is read. I sorry and say if not understand faq then maybe make freepascal source is not good for you. For any not understand build freepascal source then can use FPCDeluxe (http://wiki.freepascal.org/fpcupdeluxe) and make automatic for you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sergioantonio2013 · 2019-04-20 03:48 first I compiled using 3.0.4, but then I decided to use the older version just in case. so I used 3.0.2. I actually found that when I executed 'make install', it created all the proper files in a folder called pp at the root directory... so , its all working now; I was able to compile a hello world program using my own build. Thank. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- marcov · 2019-04-20 09:44 Quote from: sergioantonio2013 on April 20, 2019, 12:12:47 amI did do a make install.... I want to know in what folder does the executable gets placed. I was expecting  a fpc.exe, I found a ppc1.exe, ppc2.exe, ppc3.exe and ppc386.exe file. Then you are looking in the build dir, and not in the dir you INSTALLed too. Installing is like exporting the files you need for a release from the build dirs. Install to a different directory then when you built. Quoteusing the ppc386 file I tried to compile a simple hello world program. but I get a fatal error saying that it cannot find the systems unit needed by my hello world program. That is configuration, not building. But first Quoteany help? You might want to read the buildfaq on the documentation page of the website. p.s. and use 3.0.4 if you possibly can. 3.0.2 and using override will only increase the number of things that can go wrong, and solve nothing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ccrause · 2019-04-23 08:37 Quote from: sergioantonio2013 on April 20, 2019, 12:12:47 amI did do a make install.... I want to know in what folder does the executable gets placed. Some useful information can be obtained by calling: Code: Text  [Select][+][-]window.onload = function(){var x1 = document.getElementById("main_content_section"); if (x1) { var x = document.getElementsByClassName("geshi");for (var i = 0; i make info where should be the same as when you build/install fpc using make but excluding the make target (clean, all, install etc.).  This should show install information such as binary folder, units folder etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PascalDragon · 2019-04-25 10:33 Quote from: lucamar on April 20, 2019, 02:31:32 amQuote from: sergioantonio2013 on April 20, 2019, 12:12:47 amusing the ppc386 file I tried to compile a simple hello world program. but I get a fatal error saying that it cannot find the systems unit needed by my hello world program. I'm no expert but IIRC fpc.exe is a wrapper that, among other things, read its configuration file, builds the proper command line and calls the corresponding ppc*.exe. If you call ppc386 yourself you'll have to pass to it all the various options that fpc reads from it config file, among them the libraries search path, units search path, etc.; otherwise you get errors like that. In short: use fpc.exe unless you're very, very sure of what you're doing. Not entirely correct. The fpc.exe only handles the -P and -V (version suffix) options (and -Xp to add a specfic search path for the ppcX). Everything else is passed as is to the determined ppcX which also handles the configuration file.