can't find interfaces

[mbohn]

I think I've got everything installed as required but when I compile the default project I get the following:

project1.lpr(8,7) Fatal: Can't find unit Interfaces used by project1

[skalogryz]

What Mac (intel or powerpc) do you use? and what .dmg file have you used for installation?

[mbohn]

Intel.  It's a new MBP.

To be honest, I had to redo a lot of the installs due to confusion over Mac installs and the complications of Lazarus.

I've attached a list of what I've got in my Download folder which is sort of a "smoking gun":

[skalogryz]

let's try to reinstall lazarus and fpc

open Terminal and do the following commands:

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cd /etc
sudo rm fpc.cfg

please download and install the following .dmg files:
ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/fpc-2.2.4-20090826-i386-macosx.dmg
ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/fpcsrc-2.2.4-20090826-i386-macosx.dmg
ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/lazarus-0.9.27.21448-20090826-i386-macosx.dmg

let me know about results.

[mbohn]

let's try to reinstall lazarus and fpc

open Terminal and do the following commands:

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cd /etc
sudo rm fpc.cfg

please download and install the following .dmg files:
ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/fpc-2.2.4-20090826-i386-macosx.dmg
ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/fpcsrc-2.2.4-20090826-i386-macosx.dmg
ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/lazarus-0.9.27.21448-20090826-i386-macosx.dmg

let me know about results.

That went well until I tried to install fpc-2.2.4 where I get an error message that I need to install the Mac OSX developer tools first.  But I did that a couple of days ago, from the OSX disk that came with the Mac.

[skalogryz]

that's strange, can the error be ignored?

[mbohn]

that's strange, can the error be ignored?

Don't think so.  I tried.

[skalogryz]

can you try to re-install XCode first?

[Jonas Maebe]

let's try to reinstall lazarus and fpc

open Terminal and do the following commands:

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cd /etc
sudo rm fpc.cfg

please download and install the following .dmg files:
ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/fpc-2.2.4-20090826-i386-macosx.dmg
ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/fpcsrc-2.2.4-20090826-i386-macosx.dmg
ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/lazarus-0.9.27.21448-20090826-i386-macosx.dmg

let me know about results.

That went well until I tried to install fpc-2.2.4 where I get an error message that I need to install the Mac OSX developer tools first.  But I did that a couple of days ago, from the OSX disk that came with the Mac.

Did you uncheck the option to install support for unix development? Please reinstall them and do not uncheck any of the default options.

[mbohn]

can you try to re-install XCode first?

Do you mean to first delete the fpc.cfg file, then install Xcode, then install the 3 dmgs you listed?

[Jonas Maebe]

can you try to re-install XCode first?

Do you mean to first delete the fpc.cfg file, then install Xcode, then install the 3 dmgs you listed?

You don't have to delete fpc.cfg. You only have to install Xcode, and then FPC 2.2.4. And I would suggest to use the official release from http://www.freepascal.org/download.var , because in previous threads I've read that the one packaged by the lazarus team misses some symbolic links in some cases.

[skalogryz]

And I would suggest to use the official release from http://www.freepascal.org/download.var

how FPC installation script defines if XCode is installed?

Lazarus FPC packages doesn't miss any symbolic links. The problem described in another thread is about manual update to higher fpc version.

[Jonas Maebe]

And I would suggest to use the official release from http://www.freepascal.org/download.var

how FPC installation script defines if XCode is installed?

It checks for /usr/bin/gcc

Lazarus FPC packages doesn't miss any symbolic links. The problem described in another thread is about manual update to higher fpc version.

I don't think so, it was about 2.2.4: http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,7209.15.html

[skalogryz]

I don't think so, it was about 2.2.4: http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,7209.15.html

it's only about cross-compiling. will be fixed.

native compiler should install without problems.

[mbohn]

Did you uncheck the option to install support for unix development? Please reinstall them and do not uncheck any of the default options.

That may have been it.  I reinstalled Xcode with the default selections then fpc and now Laz seems to work correctly now.

Thanks, guys!



Mark