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Andy k
Andy k

Reputation: 1116

How to add library paths in Delphi 10

I am trying to install GLscene but getting problems with the source file locations.

It says in the install instructions to add the GLscene source directories into the global library path in tool/options/Delphi options/Library, which I have done but it has no effect.

I can add the source directories into each package project directory and it then compiles, but I would rather have it accessible globally.

The GLscene library items I have entered are,

C:\Users\Andy\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\Projects\GLScene_VCL\Source

C:\Users\Andy\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\Projects\GLScene_VCL\Source\Shaders

C:\Users\Andy\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\Projects\GLScene_VCL\Source\DesignTime

Which are all correct,

anybody know any reason why the compiler can't find the files in these directories?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4348

Answers (2)

Martin
Martin

Reputation: 39

Well this is a bit late but it could help someone else.

Try and add the paths to both the Library Path and the Debug DCU Path.

Recent Delphi versions have different build configurations for Release and Debug and my guess is that the Debug configuration only searches in the Debug DCU Path.

Upvotes: 0

David Heffernan
David Heffernan

Reputation: 612784

The compiler will search for source files on the library path. Note that there are separate library paths for different targets, e.g. Win32, Win64 etc.

If you have source files that cannot be found, then they are not in the library path that you specified.

Personally I don't like the approach of using search paths for source files. I like everything under my project directory so that I can check out from my VCS and have everything I need to build right there. A search path based approach makes serious development very difficult because you cannot maintain branches. What if you have old versions to maintain that use old versions of your libraries?

Upvotes: 3

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