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egsuh

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Cannot Install Any Package
« on: September 05, 2021, 07:03:05 am »
I was using Lazarus 2.0.12 very well on Windows 10. I tried to install IBX from Online package manager, but since then Lazarus is not responding. I quitted it, re-installed Lazarus. Fine up to this. But when I tried to install FrameViewer then it displays message that "Object reference is Nil", and cannot run Lazarus anymore.

egsuh

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Re: Cannot Install Any Package
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2021, 07:37:24 am »
Now I can set up Lazarus by deleting all previous configurations, and install FrameViewer. But when I tried to install IBX from Online Package Manager, the error happen again. Object reference is Nil.

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Re: Cannot Install Any Package
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2021, 08:23:29 am »
Hi egsuh,

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I was using Lazarus 2.0.12 very well on Windows 10. I tried to install IBX from Online package manager, but since then Lazarus is not responding. I quitted it, re-installed Lazarus. Fine up to this. But when I tried to install FrameViewer then it displays message that "Object reference is Nil", and cannot run Lazarus anymore.

First of all you don't have to reinstall Lazarus, you always have a backup of the binary in the installation folder(see attached screenshot). Delete the current executable, then rename lazarus.old to lazarus.
Secondly I don't think this issue is related to OPM, please try to install IBX by opening the lpk file. Does the same error occurs?

egsuh

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Re: Cannot Install Any Package
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2021, 09:00:18 am »
I tried to install IBX from downloaded lpk file, but the same problem recurred. Your advice of re-using old file helped me greatly this time^^

balazsszekely

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Re: Cannot Install Any Package
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2021, 03:32:44 pm »
I installed IBX both on Lazarus 2.0.12/Trunk(32 bit), everything works fine, no exception, no "Object reference is Nil". Are you using 64 bit Lazarus?

Edit: It works with 64 bit Lazarus too. I'm puzzled by this issue.
« Last Edit: September 05, 2021, 03:56:32 pm by GetMem »

Zvoni

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Re: Cannot Install Any Package
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2021, 08:53:52 am »
Did you install Lazarus into "Program Files"?
If yes, never do that. Install to "c:\Lazarus" to avoid the UAC-Crap
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Re: Cannot Install Any Package
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2021, 09:20:57 am »
Did you install Lazarus into "Program Files"?
If yes, never do that. Install to "c:\Lazarus" to avoid the UAC-Crap
Most likely some dependencies are not met. See here for more details: https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,54287.msg403249.html#msg403249

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Re: Cannot Install Any Package
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2021, 12:05:56 pm »
Then the question remains: After you download from OPM and install, is the recompile successful?
his subject is "Cannot install any packages"
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