How to remove a package from the IDE and replace it with a newer
version?
lazarus / 9-Editor

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bill0287 · 2013-12-12 00:06

I installed rxlib using this version:

   lazarus-ccr-svn-2857-components-rx-trunk

I noticed that I could get (what I think) is a newer version:

   lazarus-ccr-svn-2861-components-rx-trunk

When I try to add the package from the 2861 folder the compiler
complains about their being two paths with the same units.

How to I cleanly remove the 2857 version and remove any mention of it
from the paths so I can try to install the 2861 version?

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bambamns · 2013-12-12 01:38

Package->Install/Unistall Packages - use this to remove
packageTools->Build Lazarus with Profile - use this to recompile
LazarusPackage->Open Package file - use this to install package

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bill0287 · 2013-12-12 03:07

Oddly enough, I tried this and moved the package from the "Install"
window to the "Do not Install Window" and they were both in the Do Not
Install Window with red "x" on them, and they both read: "current
state: installed"; and the components were all still in the component
bar.

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taazz · 2013-12-12 03:41

you need to recompile the IDE it does not support dynamic package
loading.

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bill0287 · 2013-12-12 03:59

I thought that's what step 2 above was for? I did that and the
components were still installed. Is compiling the IDE something
different?

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taazz · 2013-12-12 05:25

Step 2 is what I'm talking about, there is no way you removed the
package rebuild the IDE and the components are  still on the palette
either the build process failed and you didn't see it or it never
started.