[Regression?] Can't get exe info, was: Laz trunk or my settings messed up?

[BigChimp]

Hi all,

Demo program
https://bitbucket.org/reiniero/fpc_laz_patch_playground/downloads/fileinfotest.zip
barfs on my Laz trunk+FPC trunk x86 Windows. It cannot find unit lineinfo when right-clicking and show declaration.

Code for finfo.lpr:

Code: [Select]

program finfo;

{$mode objfpc}{$H+}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}{$IFDEF UseCThreads}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}{$ENDIF}
  Classes,
  fileinfo;

begin
  // fpc trunk:
  // $(fpcdir)\packages\fcl-base\src\win\fileinfo.pp
  writeln('empty program; see program source for questions.');

  {
  In Lazarus trunk+FPC trunk, right-clicking the fileinfo unit I get
  project1.lpr(10,11) Error: unit not found: fileinfo

  In Lazarus 1.0.6+FPC 2.6.0, right-clicking the fileinfo unit does show the fileinfo unit
  }
end.

Works on regular Laz 1.0.6+FPC 2.6.0


Could somebody on trunk confirm this happens for them, too (perhaps my config is messed up).
More details in the demo projec.t

Thanks,
BigChimp

Edit: when trying to upload file, I get a "could not upload your file" error; yet a 0 byte file is created as evidenced by the guys below. Moved to external link

[lainz]

I can't download the attached file, it say 0kb..

What's happening with the attachments! 

[marcov]

Downloads fine here.

[lainz]

Oh maybe something wrong on my system?! I can't download. I've tried with IE, Firefox and Chrome and always say 0KB.

[Avishai]

Hmm.  I can download it but I get 0kb also so I can't open it.

[vfclists]

Same here

Hmm.  I can download it but I get 0kb also so I can't open it.

[marcov]

Hmm.  I can download it but I get 0kb also so I can't open it.

My bad. I only downloaded it, not check it. It is indeed 0kb here too.

[BigChimp]

Sorry guys, had trouble uploading as well. I've put the download somewhere else, and updated the first post.

[BigChimp]

Ok: Laz trunk+FPC 2.6.0 works ok as well.
lineinfo is in
C:\Development\fpc\packages\fcl-base\src\win\fileinfo.pp

On my laz trunk+FPC 2.7 where right-click etc gives unit not found, lineinfo is in
C:\Development\fpctrunk\packages\fcl-base\src

[BigChimp]

Edit:

<embarrassed>Oops, a rescan FPC directory fixed it.</embarrassed>
... not that I expected that to be necessary after rebuilding FPC+Lazarus but well... the menu is there for a reason...

Thanks for your time, guys.

Still doesn't work right. Laz seems to pull in the wince version of fileinfo instead of the windows one.
Compiling a slightly more complicated demo program with fpc trunk didn't work either

Opened bug
http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=24066

[marcov]

http://wiki.freepascal.org/User_Changes_Trunk#TVersionInfo_.28fileinfo_unit.29_re-implemented_in_a_platform_independent_way

[BigChimp]

Thanks a lot Marco,

Can't believe I overlooked that.
Edit: just noticed Michael added that wiki section this afternoon - that must be it

However, I've found out that 2.6.x suppports default windows exes while trunk apparently doesn't (could be my faulty coding)

Raised
http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=24068
(reasoning: even if it is my faulty coding perhaps some more details for workaround would need to be posted in the user changes trunk section)

Thanks,
BigChimp