macro that returns the lazarus/lcl version

[taazz]

Been too long since I played with Delphi - can't remember this being a feature, or how it would have been implemented...  Sounds useful though.

There you go the Delphi 2007 option for that specific ability (attached).

[Stephano]

OK the problem is that you guys release faster than I test or install. Good for you but I end up with multiple installations until I get thinks going at this time I have two 1.0.14 and 1.2.0 the problem starts when I try to install the 3rd party component to one of my installations they overwrite the existing ppus making switching from one version to an other a bit slower to get up to speed. I was thinking to editing all the packages and adding something like $(FPCVer) in the output path bat since most of your releases use the same fpc this wouldn't help at all.

Instead of editing packages, just override the output directory in project options/additions and overrides (stored in the IDE) and use the FPCVER macro (or any other macro) there. You can then set these project options as default.

[taazz]

Instead of editing packages, just override the output directory in project options/additions and overrides (stored in the IDE) and use the FPCVER macro (or any other macro) there. You can then set these project options as default.

Yeah seen that didn't even try to understand it. It looks like some ones nightmare puked on screen. No real value to me not unless I find some documentation explaining what I'm looking.

[Mike.Cornflake]

Instead of editing packages, just override the output directory in project options/additions and overrides (stored in the IDE) and use the FPCVER macro (or any other macro) there. You can then set these project options as default.

Nicely found.  I see you can add your own IDE Macros there as well, and change their values according to your different build modes. 

I agree, that UI is pretty non-intuitive.  But now I've had a quick play, it certainly reproduces some of the functionality that I can deduce from the D2007 screenshot.  Only thing missing from there is environment variables...

[Stephano]

Only thing missing from there is environment variables...

You can use env variables too:
$Env(env_var)

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/IDE_Macros_in_paths_and_filenames#Environment

Edit:
If you want to override env variables, use run/runparameters/Environment

[Mike.Cornflake]

Excellent :-)

[Mike.Cornflake]

Patch for $(LAZVer) accepted in trunk...
http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=26379

[taazz]

Patch for $(LAZVer) accepted in trunk...
http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=26379

Congratulations, very well done and thank you.