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LongDirtyAnimAlf / fpcupdeluxe

A GUI based installer for FPC and Lazarus
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Error installing on version 2.4.0b under win64 #648

Closed mobius1qwe closed 11 months ago

mobius1qwe commented 11 months ago

image trying to update lazarus and/or FPC to latest version using the "Stable" button or the "Install/Update FPC+Lazarus" button gives me this error of the picture. I'm on Win10 Pro 21H2 x64

22/12/2023 16:31:44: fpcupdeluxe: V4821 (20231222) started. FPCUPdeluxe V2.4.0b for x86_64-win64 running on Win64-10.0.19045 Build with: FPC 3.2.2 on Win11 x86_64

gcarreno commented 11 months ago

Hey Mobius(@mobius1qwe),

This is what happens when you try to update any tag. In the days of SVN, there was an option to allow this. I don't think this works now that we have GIT.

I stumbled into this same issue when I tried to update stable from whatever came before 2.2.6 into 2.2.6. I remember that I tried going to options and turned the thing on, but I was unsuccessful.

I'm now creating a new folder for each of the new stable versions.

I know, I know, it's a pain, but I'm not really sure if we are able to get around it. But since I'm not a GIT expert, I'll defer to them on the subject, in case I'm missing something here.

Grande abraço, Gus

LongDirtyAnimAlf commented 11 months ago

You CANNOT update over an existing install !! A new version of FPC or Lazarus must be done in a new directory. This is not a limitation of fpcupdeluxe. It is how the devs have designed FPC and Lazarus.