Project Metrics

[bobonwhidbey]

1. What does the Inspector Units tab suppose to do. I can see no difference when I click it?

2. It feels like simple compiles now take more time than they use to before I installed Project Metrics. Is this the case and if so is there a way to uninstall Project Metrics?

[wp]

1. What does the Inspector Units tab suppose to do. I can see no difference when I click it?

https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,71084.msg572249.html#msg572249

2. It feels like simple compiles now take more time than they use to before I installed Project Metrics. Is this the case and if so is there a way to uninstall Project Metrics?

I am not the author of this IDE extension, but I cannot imagine that it has any effect on compilation since it displays a modal form so that you don't even have the possibility to compile your project.

If you want to uninstall the package got to "Package" > "Install/Uninstall Packages" > Check the package in the LEFT left > Click "Uninstall selection", then "Rebuild IDE".

[Martin_fr]

Its highly unlikely a package like that affects the speed of compilation.

It would/could only if it was constantly "working" => then you would notice the IDE having high CPU usage even if it is completely idle. But again, I don't expect that to be the case.

What may however have happen is that the IDE is now compiled with different optimization. Installing a package recompiles the IDE (usually only very small bits of it, but you can trigger it to be more...).
If that is the case:
- go to: Tools > configure build Lazarus
- Select the profile "optimized IDE"
- and make sure the "custom options" have -O2 and then DO NOT have -gh
- then press "build" and when finished restart the IDE


If the config already is on "optimized IDE" then the rebuild is likely not changing anything.

[bobonwhidbey]

It seems very unlikely that compilation time is being exteneded by any meaningful amount - a few nano-seconds at best. I think my initial perceptions were false.

I'm most curious about that Inspector Units tab. What does "Inspector Units" refer to? On my projects the two tabs are identical

[wp]

I'm most curious about that Inspector Units tab. What does "Inspector Units" refer to? On my projects the two tabs are identical

Yes, I had asked this the original author myself, but did not get a response.