Error installing EyeCandyControls via OPM

[chrv]

Hi all,

When trying to (re)install ECControls via OPM, i get the message "Cannot compile package" > error "Cannot install packege: "eccontrols.lpk".
(see attached PNG)

If i compile the package  eccontrols V0.9.58, i get "eccontrols.pas(11,3) Fatal: Cannot find LazarusPachageIntf used by eccontorls. Check if package FCL is in the dependencies of package eccontrols"   >> No

I tried several times without succes. What can i try now ?

[Fibonacci]

Can't help you but I can check if it compiles, and the result is in the attachment

FPC 3.3.1 and IDE 3.99, x86

Maybe reinstall will help

[chrv]

Thank you for trying to help

Reinstalling lazarus is not an option ... for now

FPC 3.2 Lasarus 2.0.12 Win10 32

[Handoko]

If reinstalling Lazarus is not allowed, maybe you can consider to install multiple Lazaruses in the same computer.

The main purpose of fpcdeluxe is to provide a means for installing and updating multiple versions of FPC and Lazarus in a self-contained manner. Self-contained meaning that an install by fpcupdeluxe will have no influence on (interference with) your system: Hence you can install multiple versions of FPC and Lazarus.

Source: https://wiki.freepascal.org/fpcupdeluxe

If you're afraid of something bad might happen with your current Lazarus installation, you can create a backup of your Windows system before trying fpcupdeluxe:
Win10 > System Restore > Create a restore point.

[wp]

The issue is that the EyeCandy package is stored in the new Lazarus format of xml files - the author should have checked the box "Maximize compatibility of LPK files" in the package options to avoid this.

Nevertheless, you can fix the format of the lpk file yourself: Download the "fixlp" tool from https://sourceforge.net/p/lazarus-ccr/svn/HEAD/tree/applications/fixlp/ (use the "Download snapshot" button) and compile it. Copy the binary into the EC_Controls folder of your EC_Controls installation and execute

Code: [Select]

fixlp eccontrols.lpk
Now you should be able to compile the package. Start the IDE, go to "Package" > "Open Package File (.lpk)" and open the eccontrols.lpk file. Click on "Compile" to compile the package - it should work now. Then click on "Use" > "Install" and allow the IDE to rebuild itself. After a while the IDE restarts and you have the EyeCandy Controls on the component palette.

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[EDIT]
Or, to avoid having to patch the lpk file, I am attaching an already-patched version of eccontrols.lpk. Simply extract the file from the attached zip and write it over the orginal file in your installation. Then proceed with "Package" > "Open Package file".

[chrv]

[SOLVED]
@Handoko: Thanks for your response. I already use FPCupDelux. Works well.
@wp: (as usual) you're right. Thanks to you, ECControls are correctly (re)installed on my system. Thank you so much.

[madref]

I know this is an old thread...
But now we are using Lazarus Trunk 4 and EyeCandy is giving problems again.


Now it the procedure TCustomECProgressBar.DrawGroove;
Error: ecprogressbar.pas(663,19) Error: Wrong number of parameters specified for call to "Scale"

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1.             aStr:=Scale.GetStringPosition(Position, ProgressDigits)+aStr;

Can any1 help?

[wp]

Put a "Self." before the "Scale":

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1.  aStr:=Self.Scale.GetStringPosition(Position, ProgressDigits)+aStr;

This is because this line is inside a "with Canvas do" block, and FPC 3.3.1 added a "Scale" method to TCanvas...

For Laz 4.99 there is another compilation issue, in ECSwitch, SetState, where the method "CompareMethods" is not found - replace it by "SameMethod(--- same arguments ---)".

[madref]

Thanks WP

[JuhaManninen]

Put a "Self." before the "Scale":
...
This is because this line is inside a "with Canvas do" block, and FPC 3.3.1 added a "Scale" method to TCanvas...

A good example of problems caused by "with". Code is changed. Then some other code far away which has not been changed for years breaks.
"with" should be used sparingly! A robust solution here would be to remove the "with Canvas do" block and use "Canvas." prefix.