Re: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled? (more details)

2006-04-05 Thread Peter Vreman
> Apparently, there is a dependency on the System unit, and incompatibility > between System units can cause a recompile. Any other such dependencies? > Is every separately compiled unit dependent on System? If not, under > what circumstances will it depend on System? And on what other units? U

Re: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled? (more details)

2006-04-05 Thread Tom Verhoeff
On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 01:27:04PM +0200, Jonas Maebe wrote: > > On 5 apr 2006, at 13:22, Tom Verhoeff wrote: > > >In a programming course that I teach, some students are using > >Lazarus+FPC > >instead of Delphi. I made available two precompiled units, that > >is, the > >*.ppu and *.o files

Re: Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread L505
> > Vote where? :) > > The bug reporting system is very limited, once the bug is opened or closed you > > can't make any additional comments. > > I know, but sometimes developers who know the system inside-out get > 'out-of-touch' with the users who are just starting to use it. So 'voting' > is ess

Re: Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Micha Nelissen
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:32:13 -0600 L505 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vote where? :) > The bug reporting system is very limited, once the bug is opened or closed you > can't make any additional comments. I know, but sometimes developers who know the system inside-out get 'out-of-touch' with the us

Re: Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Micha Nelissen
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:27:07 +0200 (CEST) Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Micha Nelissen wrote: > > > I don't agree: RTFM is *not* an excuse for insightful, to-the-point, > > clear, not too elaborate error messages. > > Yes, and the 'elaborateness' is controll

Re: Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread L505
> Tom Verhoeff wrote: > > Can someone explain to me under what circumstances FPC will (attempt to) > > recompile a unit for which *.ppu and *.o are already available? > > I couldn't find this in the documentation. > > Wrong target (OS) or incompatible compiler version, usually. Vote for: > > http:/

Re: Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Micha Nelissen wrote: > On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 18:37:27 +0200 (CEST) > Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You really don't expect the average newbie (to freepascal) programmer to > > > read the error message "Can't find unit FOO" and then expect him to > > >

Re: Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Micha Nelissen
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 18:37:27 +0200 (CEST) Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You really don't expect the average newbie (to freepascal) programmer to > > read the error message "Can't find unit FOO" and then expect him to *guess* > > he has to use -vu ?!?! > > Of course I do. What

Re: Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Micha Nelissen wrote: > On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 15:57:29 +0200 (Romance Daylight Time) > Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The hint exists already. use -vu. > > You really don't expect the average newbie (to freepascal) programmer to > read the error message "

Re: Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Micha Nelissen
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 15:57:29 +0200 (Romance Daylight Time) Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The hint exists already. use -vu. You really don't expect the average newbie (to freepascal) programmer to read the error message "Can't find unit FOO" and then expect him to *guess* he has

Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, ??? wrote: Tom Verhoeff wrote: Can someone explain to me under what circumstances FPC will (attempt to) recompile a unit for which *.ppu and *.o are already available? I couldn't find this in the documentation. Wrong target (OS) or incompatible compiler vers

Re[2]: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Пётр Косаревский
> Tom Verhoeff wrote: > > Can someone explain to me under what circumstances FPC will (attempt to) > > recompile a unit for which *.ppu and *.o are already available? > > I couldn't find this in the documentation. > > Wrong target (OS) or incompatible compiler version, usually. Vote for: > > http

Re: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Micha Nelissen
Tom Verhoeff wrote: Can someone explain to me under what circumstances FPC will (attempt to) recompile a unit for which *.ppu and *.o are already available? I couldn't find this in the documentation. Wrong target (OS) or incompatible compiler version, usually. Vote for: http://www.freepascal.o

Re: [fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Jonas Maebe
On 5 apr 2006, at 13:22, Tom Verhoeff wrote: In a programming course that I teach, some students are using Lazarus+FPC instead of Delphi. I made available two precompiled units, that is, the *.ppu and *.o files. However, when the students tried to compile their programs using these unit

[fpc-pascal] When are used units recompiled?

2006-04-05 Thread Tom Verhoeff
In a programming course that I teach, some students are using Lazarus+FPC instead of Delphi. I made available two precompiled units, that is, the *.ppu and *.o files. However, when the students tried to compile their programs using these units, the compiler complained that it could not find the *