<html><head></head><body><div>We got answer from upstream that explains the issue. The IDE does not use /etc/fpc.cfg but /etc/fp.cfg which is not created by Debian package.</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><font color="#737373" style="font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;">> Can anyone using fp IDE check the following issue or at least let us<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><font color="#737373" style="font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;">> know if it happens on stock FPC distributed binaries.</font><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">The IDE does not use fpc.cfg, but fp.cfg. The default installer script<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">creates such a file in lib/fpc/$fpcversion/ide/text with appropriate<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">search paths for the default units. The ide can find it there.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">Note: if there is an existing existing fp.cfg in the current directory,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">that will override the default one. This will probably be the case if<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">the IDE has been started before without it being able to find an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">existing fp.cfg, because then it will ask to create one in the current<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">directory. So even if the package gets fixed, people may still have<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">problems afterwards if they don't delete local fp.cfg files (the same<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">goes for fp.dsk and fp.ini, but those are less likely to cause issues if<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 52, 54); color: rgb(46, 52, 54); font-family: Monospace; font-size: 14.666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">they're not based on the default ones).</span></div></blockquote><div><span><pre>-- <br></pre><pre>Cheers,
Abou Al Montacir</pre></span></div></body></html>