> > > On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> I was doing some tests with fpmake and came across what appears to be >> an >> >> inconsistency. >> >> >> >> When fpmaking a program a units/cpu-os is created but the commandline >> >> parameters for FPC are "-FE." which causes the tool and possible >> other >> >> units to be placed in the directory where the program is located. >> >> When calling "fpmake clean", the clean algorithm cannot find either >> the >> >> .ppu/.o or the .exe files as it searches the units directory and not >> the >> >> root dir. >> >> >> >> I would like to patch this inconsistency, but I am not sure what the >> >> consensus is on fpmaking tools. >> >> >> >> 1) should -FU.units/cpu-os be used, so all compiled stuff is >> separated >> >> from the executable which will result in the root dir >> >> 2) should -FE. be used as it is now, but the units directory not be >> >> created anymore and the clean algorithm adjusted so it searches the >> >> right directory? >> > >> > Solution 1) needs to be fixed. This is a prerequisite for good >> > cross-compiling support. Maybe even >> > the executables need to be placed in a bin/cpu-os directory and >> symlinked >> > (or copied) to the >> > current dir. >> >> Sounds like a good idea. Shall I prepare a patch for it? >> >> I'm just wondering about the symlink/copy of the executable. Shouldn't >> that be a task for "fmake install"? > > I also think so; I don't think the copy/symlink is necessary; The binary > should > simply be outputted in the bin/os-cpu directory.
What compiler switches are preferred? -FE / -FU or -FU / -o? Don't know if it differs that much. AFAIK Lazarus uses the latter. > fpmake can write a message like 'Writing binary to bin/os-cpu directory' > so > the user knows where to look. Ofcourse. Darius _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
