Hi, Totally interested in helping test RC1...but...I'm scared.
I have Lazarus 1.2.6 installed now and I would like to install RC1 to a separate directory structure. I've downloaded the 3 fpc/laz RC1 DEB files and am ready to go except: I'm working in Kubuntu 14.04. I'm new-ish with Linux, and with DEB packages before this I've simply right clicked and allowed the system to install them. I assume this will overwrite my existing Laz install. So how do I use the deb file such that I consistently get the packages into a new directory structure that will work separately from 1.2.6? using a dpkg switch? If I get to this desired structure, I assume I will need to do the makes manually, yes? (first time...<shiver>). Also you said "if you install to a new location you need to use": --primary-config-path I've done some searching and can find no reference to this switch, I don't even know which program (lazarus? FPC? DPKG?) would expect this switch. Any help, links or whatever, would be appreciated. Once I've convinced myself that I can get the RC onto my system and it will play nicely, I will install and test. Thanks in advance, Julius On 02/16/2015 11:38 PM, Mattias Gaertner wrote: > The Lazarus team would like to announce the first release candidate for the > upcoming Version 1.4. > > We would like to invite all users to test this release candidate. > Please read below why everybody really should join the testing now. > > News in this Version > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_1.4.0_release_notes > > On Windows the installer now allows 2 independent installations. > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Multiple_Lazarus#Installation_of_multiple_Lazarus > > About the release process: > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_1.4_fixes_branch#Roadmap_to_1.4 > > > The 1.4RC1 is built with fpc 2.6.4. > > The release candidate is available for download on SourceForge: > http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/ > > Choose your CPU, OS, distro and then the "Lazarus 1.4RC1" directory. > > Minimum requirements: > Windows: 98, 2k, XP, Vista, 7, 32 or 64bit. > On 64bit it is recommended to use the 32bit IDE. > Win98 IDE needs building with flag -dWIN9XPLATFORM. > FreeBSD/Linux: gtk 2.8 or qt4.5, 32 or 64bit. > Mac OS X: 10.5 to 10.10, 10.9+ without IDE debugger (gdb works), > LCL only 32bit, non LCL apps can be 64bit. > > > == Why should everybody (including you) test the release candidate? == > > In the past weeks the Lazarus team has stabilized the 1.4 fixes branch. The > resulting 1.4RC1 is now stable enough to be used by any one for test purposes. > > However many of the fixes and new features that where committed since the > release of 1.2 required changes to the code of existing features too. While > we have tested those ourself, there may still be problems that only occur > with very specific configurations or one project in a million. > > Yes, it may be that you are the only person with a project, that will not > work in the new IDE. So if you do not test, we can not fix it. > > Please do not wait for the final release, in order to test. It may be too > late. Once the release is out we will have to be more selective about which > fixes can be merged for further 1.4.x releases. So it may be, that we can not > merge the fix you require. And then you will miss out on all the new features. > > == How to test == > > Download and install the 1.4RC1. > - On Windows you can install as a 2ndary install, that will not affect your > current install: > > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Multiple_Lazarus#Installation_of_multiple_Lazarus > - On other platforms, if you install to a new location you need to use > --primary-config-path > > In either case you should make backups. (including your primary config) > > Open your project in the current Lazarus (1.2.6), and use "Publish Project" > from the project menu. This creates a clean copy of your project. > > You can then open that copy in the RC1. Please test: > - If you can edit forms in the designer > - rename components / change properties in Object inspector / Add new > events > - Add components to form / Move components on form > - Frames, if you use them > - If you can navigate the source code (e.g. jump to implementation) > - Auto completion in source code > - Compile, debug and run > - Anything else you use in your daily work > > > Mattias > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Lazarus mailing list > Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org > http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus > -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
