[SOLVED] codetools config file not found - using defaults

[Aruna]

Hi, I just noticed this.

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1. aruna@debian:~/lazarus3/lazarus$ ./lazarus --primary-config-path=~/.lazarus_test
2. SetPrimaryConfigPath NewValue="~/.lazarus_test" expanded to "/home/aruna/.lazarus_test"
3. Hint: (lazarus) [TMainIDE.ParseCmdLineOptions] PrimaryConfigPath="/home/aruna/.lazarus_test"
4. Hint: (lazarus) [TMainIDE.ParseCmdLineOptions] SecondaryConfigPath="/etc/lazarus"
5. Looking for code tools config file:  "/home/aruna/.lazarus_test/codetoolsoptions.xml"
6. NOTE: codetools config file not found - using defaults
7. NOTE: help options config file not found - using defaults

So far I have had no issues. I would like to make this go away.

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1. codetools config file not found - using defaults

[Martin_fr]

I haven't looked at it (so apologies for a "guess" response, and sorry if I am wrong and it does not work), but just from the wording I would say:

Menu: Tools > Options > Codetools
Change any settings, close the dialog, restart the IDE. It should save you settings, and there should be a config.

Similar for the help.

[Aruna]

quote author=Martin_fr link=topic=68022.msg524814#msg524814 date=1721991185]
I haven't looked at it (so apologies for a "guess" response, and sorry if I am wrong and it does not work), but just from the wording I would say:

Menu: Tools > Options > Codetools
Change any settings, close the dialog, restart the IDE. It should save you settings, and there should be a config.

Similar for the help.

Thank you it worked. But I do not see a config in my folder. Where does Lazarus put the config? After fixing the Codetools by folowing your instructions the help error message went away by itself. I did not have to do anything.

[Martin_fr]

- On Linux, there should be a  .lazarus folder in your home dir.
- On Windows, there is a lazarus folder in %AppData% (which is inside the user folder).

You can go to menu: View > IDE Internals > About IDE
It shows a lot of values in a text field. One of the values is called

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1. Global IDE options:
2. Primary config directory=....

And that is where the config is.

You can start lazarus with an alternative config (e.g., for testing) using 

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1. lazarus --pcp=myconfdir

If you want a 2nd installation: https://wiki.freepascal.org/Multiple_Lazarus#Using_lazarus.cfg_file

[Aruna]

You can go to menu: View > IDE Internals > About IDE
It shows a lot of values in a text field. One of the values is called

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1. Global IDE options:
2. Primary config directory=....

And that is where the config is.

Perfect, Thank you! I was looking in the wrong folder