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LongDirtyAnimAlf / Reiniero-fpcup

fpcup (and fpclazup) are installers for FPC (and Lazarus).
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how to specify which bootstrap compiler to use? #23

Closed wkitty42 closed 7 years ago

wkitty42 commented 8 years ago

i have several bootstrap compiler versions in my bootstrap directory... how can i specify which one to use to build a specific fpc?

eg: x86_64-linux-ppcx64-2.6.2 x86_64-linux-ppcx64-2.6.4 x86_64-linux-ppcx64-3.0.0

fpcup seems to be hardcoded to use x86_64-linux-ppcx64 with no way to override it... i'm trying to build fixes_3_0 and want to easily try switching between the above 3.0.0 and 2.6.4 compilers without having to copy them to the single hardcoded name...

perhaps this should be a feature request?

LongDirtyAnimAlf commented 8 years ago

Please try the following, because I do not think it is ok to add a option to choose a compiler. AFAIK, if you name the compiler of your choice: intermediate_ppcx64 fpcup will use it as bootstrapper ! Put the intermediate compiler in the fpc bootstrap directory.

wkitty42 commented 8 years ago

i am/was mainly looking for a way to ensure that i don't, for example, try to build FPC 2.6.4 with FPC 3.0.0... in other words, FPC 2.6.4 must be built with FPC 2.6.2... FPC 3.0.0 must be built with FPC 2.6.4... FPC trunk must be built with (at this time) FPC 3.0.0...

LongDirtyAnimAlf commented 8 years ago

Thanks for your explanation. However, I do not think that fpcup is the suitable tool for your goal. It is mainly used / made for installing / updating the latest FPC / Lazarus. The original author made no provisions for your use-case.

I showed you a work-around that could help you in your use-case !

wkitty42 commented 8 years ago

somehow we're missing something... the use case is exactly what fpcup is all about... it doesn't pull the 2.6.2 bootstrap compiler for building 3.0.0, does it? it attempts to locate and pull the 2.6.4 bootstrap compiler, right... the real problem, as simple as it is, is that fpcup uses one name in the bootstrap directory for all of the bootstrap compilers when it really should place the version number in the name as well so that it can use intelligence to choose the right compiler for what is being built...

eg: x86_64-linux-ppcx64-2.6.2 x86_64-linux-ppcx64-2.6.4 x86_64-linux-ppcx64-3.0.0

that's really all i'm asking for if we can't specify the compiler to use, make the tool smarter so that it uses the proper compiler automatically :smile_cat:

LongDirtyAnimAlf commented 7 years ago

I have updated fpc(laz)up to (automagically) use the correct bootstrapper.

https://github.com/LongDirtyAnimAlf/Reiniero-fpcup/commit/2eae2c36b383654b5b6e79aa411d3c168c8afcf8

Tests and feedback would be welcome.

LongDirtyAnimAlf commented 7 years ago

Closed: no feedback.