SRL Archive - Development

There is now a text file included in the Simba repository that will keep up-to-date information on compiling Simba.

You can find this file here —> https://github.com/MerlijnWajer/Simba/blob/master/INSTALL.rst

Any commits before this file are expected to be FPC 2.4.4 and Lazarus-fixes.



Old post left here for historical purposes.
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It is trivial to set up a base install of Lazarus/FPC (and git), which is all you need to compile simba.

You will want a recent lazarus, download it here:
http://www.hu.freepascal.org/lazarus/
I suggest: Lazarus-fixes + fpc 2.4.4 (Obviously as new FPCs are released, you may want to get a newer version.)
Now run the lazarus installler.

Download the portable version of git: http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list (on linux, just install git from your package manager. actually, install fpc from the package manager too if the version is >= 2.4.0, you can then do a svn checkout on lazarus sources and build the latest lazarus yourself)
I suggest: PortableGit-1.7.0.2-preview20100309.7z

Unzip portable git to a directory, and run git-bash.
From git-bash run:

cd C:/ #on linux: cd ~
git clone git://github.com/MerlijnWajer/Simba.git

If you are a simba developer, you will use a different URL for the git repos.

Now you have git ready for use. Refer to my other git tutorials on how to use git to update the simba source. (hint: git pull)

To compile simba, simply open the file C:/Simba/Projects/Simba/Simba.lpr in lazarus and hit compile.

Glad there is finally an easy to find short simple guide for this, now to do SRL 5

From: IceFire908
Glad there is finally an easy to find short simple guide for this, now to do SRL 5

What do you mean, ``to do SRL 5''?

Thanks for this!

(I really nave nothing else to add, I just felt that it was important that I'd show you my appreciation – as I've actually been wanting to get myself involved in Simba. As there is no "add to favourites"-option, I'll just subscribe to this and try it when I get home.)

I agree with you !I support you .

^ Another spambot?

From: Frement
^ Another spambot?

you just need to report the post, that way it will be found easier ;)
also notice how the sig is all about shoes XD

~shut

So would you suggest I do this on my Linux partition?

From: HyperSecret
So would you suggest I do this on my Linux partition?

If you want to compile it for Linux, yes.

From: Wizzup?
If you want to compile it for Linux, yes.

I tried to get it working on my mac but I couldn't get anything to work successfully. I was completely confused though with what I was doing and how to get lazarus to use FPC. It always said that FPC couldn't be found even though I had it.

From: Wizzup?
To compile simba, simply open the file C:/Simba/Projects/Simba/Simba.lpr in lazarus and hit compile.

I get the following errors:

C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(298,12) Error: identifier idents no member "Tabs"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(302,17) Error: identifier idents no member "Tabs"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(306,12) Error: identifier idents no member "TabIndex"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(310,17) Error: identifier idents no member "TabIndex"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(314,16) Error: Incompatible types: got "TCustomTabControl" expected "TNotebook"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(398,16) Error: Incompatible types: got "TTabControl" expected "TCustomTabControl"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(596,39) Error: identifier idents no member "GetHitTestInfoAt"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(596,21) Error: Variable identifier expected
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(597,39) Error: identifier idents no member "IndexOfTabWithCaption"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(597,21) Error: Variable identifier expected
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(599,39) Error: identifier idents no member "RowCount"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(599,21) Error: Variable identifier expected
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(600,39) Error: identifier idents no member "ScrollTabs"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(600,21) Error: Variable identifier expected
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(601,39) Error: identifier idents no member "BeginUpdate"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(601,21) Error: Variable identifier expected
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(602,39) Error: identifier idents no member "EndUpdate"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(602,21) Error: Variable identifier expected
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(603,39) Error: identifier idents no member "IsUpdating"
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(603,21) Error: Variable identifier expected
C:\Program Files\Simba\Source\Units\PascalScript\uPSI_ComCtrls.pas(841) Fatal: There were 20 errors compiling module, stopping

This was using Lazarus + fpc 2.5.1. I'll try the older version and see if it makes a difference.

Edit: Just tried it with fpc 2.4.4 (the current stable release). Same errors.

You need the Lazarus-fixes download. A newer lazarus breaks (what else…) Pascalscript. We'll get around to resolving this once a new stable lazarus is released, until then, use the lazarus-fixes branch. (Advisable for stability as well)

E: Updated post. :D

Cool. It was admittedly a bit of a crap shoot trying to figure out which branch exactly I needed.

the 2.4.4 download link was outdate.
the newst version of lazarus+ fpc 2.6.0 compile simba error.
how to compile simba now?

From: pencilbi
the 2.4.4 download link was outdate.
the newst version of lazarus+ fpc 2.6.0 compile simba error.
how to compile simba now?

You can use the FPC 2.6 branch of Simba, or you must use 2.4.4.

From: Sex
You can use the FPC 2.6 branch of Simba, or you must use 2.4.4.

thank u, i will try this later.

its not work yet~
this time i using Lazarus 0.9.30.2 & FPC 2.4.4

error info:

..\..\Units\MMLAddon\mmlpsthread.pas(93,17) Fatal: Can't find unit lpparser used by mmlpsthread

Wizzup forgot to add you need to do these two commands as well to pull the Lape interpreter.

git submodule init
git submodule update

From: Dgby714
Wizzup forgot to add you need to do these two commands as well to pull the Lape interpreter.

git submodule init
git submodule update

I don't think he forgot, Lape wasn't in Simba at this time was it?

Anyways, you can remove Lape in Simba.inc if you want :).

From: Sex
I don't think he forgot, Lape wasn't in Simba at this time was it?

Anyways, you can remove Lape in Simba.inc if you want :).

Meh didn't notice how old the thread was >..>
Anyways he forgot to add it when we added Lape to Simba =P lol jk

What a neat spambot! Pretty smart :p.
Close since dead thread!