On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 7:44 PM, Dmitry Boyarintsev <skalogryz.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Marcos Douglas <m...@delfire.net> wrote: >> >> > compiling with >> > fpc -ALIAS /lib/* TheLib >> > >> > won't help, unless you change "ExtraUtils.pas" to use TheLib.StrUtils >> >> Well, is more common to use just ppu files to not compile these files >> every compilation. So, the Lib was already compiled using your own >> files, all in the same directory or tree. > > The linker has to choose only 1 object file and the wrong file will be taken > from the program folder.
I don't know much about linker. If you saying that need to be like that, ok. >> > My proposal looks like this: >> > -SEARCH >> > >> > fpc -SEARCH/program/unit1.pas@/lib/ >> > >> > Causing fpc to look for units at "Libs" first when compiling >> > "/program/unit1.pas" >> > No changes in any source code necessary. >> > With the swicth present >> > ---code--- >> > unit unit1 >> > >> > uses StrUtils; // strutils from lib >> > ===code=== >> > >> > thanks, >> > Dmitry >> >> This works only if you don't want use StrUtils of your project and, >> IMHO, this is more complex solution. You will need to tell the >> compiler which unit of your project that compiles using an unit in >> another place that uses the same unit name you already uses in your >> project > > Wrong. The search exception is created for a certain file or files under a > certain directory > In example above, only /program/unit1.pas would be using StrUtils from "lib" > any other file would be using StrUtils from "program". So, I can't use Lib's StrUtils and Program's StrUtils in a third unit (unit1)? Doesn't make sense. Your thoughts about my mail prior (last part)? Regards, Marcos Douglas _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
