Online Package Manager

[rvk]

I see you called the synapse trunk synapse41. I thought it was version 40.1.0.0. Calling it synapse41 might be confusing as it is not synapse 41.0.

[eric]

In the confirmation dialog shown in this post: http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,34297.msg227870.html#msg227870
there are some typos. It should read

Package: "lazupdate.lpk" depends on package: "laz_synapse.lpk". Resolve dependency?

[balazsszekely]

@minesadorada
Done! Each package default hompage is linked to your wiki page. Thanks.

@rvk
Fixed. "synapse 41.0" is now "synapse40.1".  Thanks.

@eric
Thanks. I fixed the typos.

[minesadorada]

Hi Getmem,
Can you hold fire on LazAutoUpdate for a bit?  SourceForge changed their downloading protocol, (grr) and the current version of lazautoupdate doesn't cope with it yet.

[balazsszekely]

@minesadorada
Can you hold fire on LazAutoUpdate for a bit?

The repository is already updated. I can hide LazAutoUpdate if you like.

[balazsszekely]

The repository is up and running again(40 packages). Before testing, please download and install lazopkman from the following link: https://github.com/getmem/LazOpkMan
What's new:
  - compile packages before install(available in Lazarus trunk r53263+), in version 1.6 the compile process is skipped
  - no more annoying explorer windows
  - force download, force extract implemented
  - remember last download directory, remember package source and package destination directory
  - a lot of bugix
  - update packages from external link(test with bgrabitmap9.2.1 - it has a valid link). I will fix the others soon. In my opinion this was a bad idea, since very few maintainers provide snapshots of development versions.

To do:
 - update packages from SVN
 - documentation
 - voting system

Please test. Thank you!

[Josh]

Download New version from above link
Went to install package and get error
opkman_installer.pas(166,40) Error: identifier idents no member "DoCompilePackage"

in line
function TPackageInstaller.CompilePackage(const AIDEPackage: TIDEPackage;
  APackageFile: TPackageFile): Integer;
begin
  Result := -1;
  {$if declared(lcl_version)}
   {$if (lcl_major >= 1) and (lcl_minor >= 7)}
     //DoCompilePackage function is only available with Laz 1.7 +
     DoOnPackageInstallProgress(imCompilePackage, APackageFile);
     Result := PackageEditingInterface.DoCompilePackage(AIDEPackage, [pcfCleanCompile, pcfDoNotSaveEditorFiles], False);  <--------- HERE
   {$endif}
  {$endif}
end;             


I am using Laz 1.7 SVN 51308, FPC 3.1.1.
Previous version .9  Worked ok (only 8 packages thoug)

[halim]

i get same error
i am using Newpascal ver 1.034 Laz Ver.1.7 and FPC 3.1.1

[balazsszekely]

@Josh, @halim
I edited my post. DoCompilePackage function is only available in Lazarus trunk r53263+. I cannot distinguish with ifdef between different SVN versions, only major/minor/release versions. So you need Lazarus trunk r53263 or change the following line from:

{$if (lcl_major >= 1) and (lcl_minor >= 7)}

to

{$if (lcl_major >= 1) and (lcl_minor >= 8)}

The package manager will work fine(no compiling feature though). Of course none of this will be a problem after the next release.

[minesadorada]

Excellent job @getmem!  Works like a charm.
Laz 1.7/fpc 3.1.1 Windows v10 x86_64

[minesadorada]

@minesadorada
Can you hold fire on LazAutoUpdate for a bit?

The repository is already updated. I can hide LazAutoUpdate if you like.

Ok LazAutoUpdate is working now (thanks Sourceforge for changing your API!)
There is another issue.

LazAutoUpdate is an updating system.  The component takes care of most of the updating, but there is a console app that is a companion, and a GUI for developers to manage the update/versioning process.  The question is: How much should OPM do?
Ideally it would download the component; the companion non-GUI (source) and the GUI developer maintainer (source).  Is this possible?  With all 3 elements, making an updateable Lazarus app hosted on SourceForge is pretty easy (which was the reason I wrote it) so I think it has value to developers.

I really don't know the answer, and would ask your advice.

[balazsszekely]

@minesadorada
The question is: How much should OPM do? Ideally it would download the component; the companion non-GUI (source) and the GUI developer maintainer (source).

Ideally only download the component, but I guess source is always ok. The user should decide the appropriate action.

[balazsszekely]

@minesadorada
Your package is visible again. Please test it. You should download the source first: https://github.com/getmem/LazOpkMan

[minesadorada]

@minesadorada
Your package is visible again. Please test it. You should download the source first: https://github.com/getmem/LazOpkMan

At svn the version is 0.1.28.0  O.P.M. has 0.1.27.0 as the downloadable.  Can you update please?

[balazsszekely]

At svn the version is 0.1.28.0  O.P.M. has 0.1.27.0 as the downloadable.  Can you update please?

Consider it done. However I don't know exactly when the next update will be. As I told you previously I'm not hosting the repository.