Not straight forward, but with very little work: yes.
Which OS?
If you install a snapshot, release or RC, all you need from it are
- the actual IDE executable lazarus.exe (without extension on Linux/Mac)
- the FPC installation.
- any dependencies (on linux).
The dependencies (linux only) will be there and you do not need to care.
On linux FPC is in a folder of its own, on windovs, it is in the Lazarus dir, and there may be a few steps needed.
On Windows FPC will stop working, if you move or rename the folder or containing folder. You MUST then edit the fpc.cfg file. it contains many references of the path. Fix then.
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Once you got the install.
1) Do an SVN Checkout to a new folder.
- Copy the lazarus.exe
- If you want to keep both, then google --primary-config-path
or let the win itstaller create a 2ndary install, and keep the lazarus.cfg file
- start lazarus
- (maybe fix the path to fpc in Options)
- rebuild
2) Alternative, to install into the original folder.
- move fpc away, either move it back later, or fix fpc.cfg
- keep the exe, (and laarus.cfg, if applicable) and delete the contents of the install folder
- As above, check out
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You need the checkout. You can not convert the files into an svn managed folder.