Source Folder Name Variable
lazarus / 9-Editor

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PaulW · 2012-02-26 17:58

In the IDE, is there a variable for the prjoect's source folder?  I
want to direct my executable output to an alternate directory.  For
example,  I have edited the Project/Options/Compiler
Options/Paths/Target file name (-o) to:
Code: [Select]$(home)/Lazarus_Projects/First
Test/$NameOnly($ProjFile())I would like to dynamically replace the
words "First Test" in the above with the name fo the folder in which
the source is located - just the source folder, not the entire source
path.

BTW, I swear I saw an option in the IDE to define or, at least view,
the $(variables), but now I can't find it.  Please point me to the
right place.

Lazarus Version: 0.9.30.2-2
FPC Version: 2.6.0
SVN Revision: x86_64-linux-gtk 2

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User137 · 2012-02-26 19:26

Does it go into source folder if you change -o to just:
Code: [Select]$NameOnly($ProjFile())
At least it does on win32.

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PaulW · 2012-02-26 19:42

Thanks User137,
Yes, it does go into the source folder.

My issue is that i do not want it to go into the source folder.  I
want it to go into another folder, the name of which is the same as
the name (not path) of the source folder, but in another directory. 
Bottom line, I'm looking for a variable similar to
$NameOnly($ProjFile()) that contains only the source folder name for
the current project.

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Leledumbo · 2012-02-27 03:28

From here, does $(ProjPath) fulfill what you want?

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PaulW · 2012-02-27 21:43

Thanks, Leledumbo.

Unfortunately, $(ProjPath) includes the full project path, not just
the project folder.
I found the reference you quoted for "IDE Macros in paths and
filenames" of interest; however, I could not find anything that
returned just the folder name.  I also thought about creating an
environmental variable in Linux and Win7 that was specific for the
desired location of the output file.  However, I could not figure out
a way to extract that variable; tried "Env($MyEnvVarName)", but no
luck - returned nil.

Looks like I'll have to hard code the path I need in project options
target file name as:
  "E:\Users\Paul\Lazarus_Projects\Moneydance\$NameOnly($ProjFile())"
for Win7 or
  "/home/paul/Lazarus_Projects/Moneydance/$NameOnly($ProjFile())" for
Linux.

OOPS:  That won't work since the target file name is stored in the
.compiled file, which when using the above approach, stores the full
target path.  What I really need is a path variable that I can put in
the target file name that will be recognized by both the Windows and
Linux Lazarus IDEs.