Installing FPC 2.3.1 on Linux
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anta40 · 2009-01-02 01:16

I'm using Slackware 12.1, and I still can't install FPC 2.3.1
(development snapshot) properly.
Previously, no FPC installed.

After I downloaded & extracted to the appropriate directories, ran
"fpcmkcfg" and made a simple program:
Code: [Select]program test;
begin
   writeln('aaaa');
end;
Tried to compile it:
QuoteError: ppc386 can't be executed, error message: Failed to execute
"ppc386", error code: 127
After some searching, ppc386 was found on /lib/fpc/2.3.1, so I copied
it to /bin, then tried to compile again:
QuoteFatal: Can't find unit system used by Program
Fatal: Compilation aborted
Error: /bin/ppc386 returned an error exitcode (normal if you did not
specify a source file to be compiled)
What's wrong?

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Marc · 2009-01-02 01:32

If you downloaded fpc binaries, there should be some install.sh
script.
If you build form source, use Code: [Select]make install
FPC_VERSION=2.3.1 to install.
Don't copy the exe, just make a symlink /bin/ppc386 ->
/lib/fpc/2.3.1/ppc386

BTW, usually fpc is installed in /usr/lib or /usr/local/lib.

further check if a /etc/fpc.cfg does exist.

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anta40 · 2009-01-02 05:54

install.sh only exist in the official 2.2 release (thus, no such thing
in 2.3.1)

Quote from: Marc on January 02, 2009, 02:32:16 amDon't copy the exe,
just make a symlink /bin/ppc386 -> /lib/fpc/2.3.1/ppc386

How do I do that?

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Sternas Stefanos · 2009-01-02 08:49

Try CodeTyphon

http://www.pilotlogic.com/

I don't tested on Slackware 12.1 but I think it must be working..

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Marc · 2009-01-02 13:07

Quote from: anta40 on January 02, 2009, 06:54:18 aminstall.sh only
exist in the official 2.2 release (thus, no such thing in 2.3.1)

Quote from: Marc on January 02, 2009, 02:32:16 amDon't copy the exe,
just make a symlink /bin/ppc386 -> /lib/fpc/2.3.1/ppc386

How do I do that? 

in a command prompt (in /bin):Code: [Select]ln -s
../lib/fpc/2.3.1/ppc386
see man ln for more info