Please help a long-time console fpc user but total lazarus newbie totally
stymied with a first-time install problem.
(almost the identical problem was posted under "almost got lazurus working on ubuntu" in the linux installation forum, but i couldn't understand the answers)
I've downloaded and installed the win32 binaries for the 0.9.28.2 beta from SourceForge,
seemingly with no problems.
The IDE opens up nicely. I can see a default Form1, can put buttons on it, and can change their captions.
But when I try to define an onclick method, the IDE complains with this message:
C:\lazarus\lcl\forms.pp(45,3) Error: unit not found: gettext
At this point, the Source Editor also opens up Forms.pp and highlights the end of the Uses clause,
which by the way ends rather strangely thus:
{$ifndef wince},gettext{$endif}// remove ifdefs when gettext is fixed and a new fpc is released
;
I can't get past this point.
Also, another problem..if I just try to compile a program with buttons (before trying to define
any onclick methods), I get this fatal error:
C:\lazarus\lcl\masks.pas(28,22) Fatal: Can't find unit contnrs used by Masks.
Doubtless I have some paths set wrong somewhere, but I've spent several hours
so far trying various combinations with no success. I'd really appreciate some
knowledgable input about now--can anyone help?