Is possible IDE Expert for Lazarus?
lazarus / 9-Editor

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Borneq · 2014-02-19 12:24

How to write Lazarus Experts? Is any documentation, Experts or simple
examples? It is standalone DLL or I must compile each Lazarus IDE?

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Cyrax · 2014-02-19 12:34

There is no support for dynamic packages so you need to recompile
Lazarus whenever you install package. Lazarus IDE experts are
packages.

See wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Extending_the_IDE

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Borneq · 2014-02-19 12:57

How debug Lazarus Experts?

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Cyrax · 2014-02-19 13:30

You need two Lazarus installations. First is used to compile and
run/debug second. Also you need two different configuration
directories. Use --primary-config-path parameter to launch and debug
second instance of Lazarus.

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Martin_fr · 2014-02-19 14:29

You can debug with a single install.

- Make a backup of lazarus.exe (and maybe your conf, but the exe is
the important bit). Do not relay on the automatic backup.

- Recompile the IDE with your expert. BUT do NOT restart.
- open project: ide/lazarus.lpi
- F9

Repeat that as often as needed, but:
- Do NOT restart the IDE, or you will be running the one with your
expert (fine if it does not crash)
- Look for lazarus.new.exe after compile. If it is there, then you
will debug the wrong file. Exit the IDE, replace the lazarus.exe by
backup. Look for all gdb running and kill them. Delete the new.exe,
and start over again