[Solved] Bug in Lazarus project compilation
lazarus / 9-Editor

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JD · 2012-02-06 16:33

Hi there everyone,

I've noticed a strange bug in compiling Lazarus projects. Whenever I
make changes to the source code of a form, Lazarus does not
incorporate the changes I make into the resulting exe file. For
example, if I move or resize a control, the changes are not seen even
after saving and recompiling the project (using 'Compile', 'Build' or
even 'Quick Compile').

Has anyone else experienced this?

It is driving me nuts because I can't see the effects of changes I
make to my source code.

I'm using Lazarus 0.9.31 fpc 2.6.0 svn 34536 on XP and Vista.

Thank you for your assistance.

JD

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BigChimp · 2012-02-06 16:44

Bit of a negative answer, but no, I've never seen something like
that...

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JD · 2012-02-06 16:50

It exists believe me. I've even tried to force building several times
but it still did not work.

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ludob · 2012-02-06 16:57

QuoteWhenever I make changes to the source code of a formYou are
talking about editing the lfm file? I also noticed this. To edit the
lfm., close the unit (the .pas or .pp) before saving the lfm. What
happens is that the changes in the lfm are not reflected in the form
editor and when you compile, the autosave will overwrite your changes
to the lfm with the form contents in the form editor.

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JD · 2012-02-06 18:06

Quote from: ludob on February 06, 2012, 05:57:46 pmQuoteWhenever I
make changes to the source code of a formYou are talking about editing
the lfm file? I also noticed this. To edit the lfm., close the unit
(the .pas or .pp) before saving the lfm. What happens is that the
changes in the lfm are not reflected in the form editor and when you
compile, the autosave will overwrite your changes to the lfm with the
form contents in the form editor.

I didn't edit the lfm file directly. I just updated the form and added
some events to the controls I have on the form and these changes were
not compiled into the application.

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Martin_fr · 2012-02-06 18:26

Does it happen, if you create a new project too?

Maybe some old file being around?

Maybe a copy of the lfm in some path (lib) ?
Maybe an old unit1.lfr, still in use?

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"Publish" the project to a new folder, try working in the new folder

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Leledumbo · 2012-02-07 01:44

Nope, never happens to me as well. Could you create a minimal project
that demonstrate this and attach it here?

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JD · 2012-02-07 14:24

Quote from: Leledumbo on February 07, 2012, 02:44:36 amNope, never
happens to me as well. Could you create a minimal project that
demonstrate this and attach it here?

It doesn't happen in all projects. Just a particular project. For
example, I took a look at the form's related files and the dates of
modification:

hopitaux.lfm                    31Ko                 06/02/2012   
17:52:09
hopitaux.lrs                     44Ko                 04/11/2011   
23:54:52
hopitaux.lrt                    802 Octets         13/06/2009   
13:11:00
hopitaux.pas                   10Ko                 06/02/2012   
17:52:08

Ko = kilobytes; Octets = Bytes

Is this normal? Sorry the time is in the French 24 hour time format.

Cheers,

JD

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JD · 2012-02-07 15:44

I found the answer. I decided to delete the old *.lrs and *.lrt files
created by an older version of Lazarus. I then recompiled my project
and now all my changes are incorporated into the exe file.

Thank you very much for your contributions.

JD