Install FPC 3.1.1 + lazarus 1.7 on RASPBERRY PI 3 /RASPBIAN)

How to install latest FPC + LAZARUS on RASPBERRY PI 3 Step by step (thanks to rvk member of lazarus community)


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# Based on clean 2016-05-27-raspbian-jessie.img
# Total install time: 38 minutes (from complete scratch)
# by rvk (v.1.1, 2016-07-08)
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# first some essentials (5.5 minutes)
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sudo -i
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get autoremove
apt-get autoclean
reboot

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# install remote descktop serveer for rdp session win10
# only neede is headless RPI (1 minute)
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# https://www.maketecheasier.com/enabling-remote-desktop-access-on-raspberry-pi/
sudo apt-get -y install xrdp
sudo nano /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
bitmap_compression: no   # <-- change this line

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# some other essentials (2 minutes)
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sudo apt-get -y install build-essential p7zip-full subversion
sudo apt-get -y install libx11-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev libcairo2-dev lpango-1.0 libpangox-1.0-dev xorg-dev libatk1.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev

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# we NEED to extend the swapfile (1 minute)
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sudo nano /etc/dphys-swapfile
CONF_SWAPSIZE=512   # <-- change this line
sudo /etc/init.d/dphys-swapfile stop
sudo /etc/init.d/dphys-swapfile start

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# if you're not on raspbian-jessie this could work too
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# dd if=/dev/zero of=/path/to/swapfile bs=1M count=512 # For 512MB swap file
# mkswap /path/to/swapfile
# swapon /path/to/swapfile

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# install fpc and lazarus trunk (total 28.5 minutes)
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sudo -i

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# first fpc
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mkdir /usr/local/fpc
cd /usr/local/fpc

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# We need a bootstrap compiler fpc 3.0.0 (2.5 minutes)
# There is NONE AVAILABLE so we need to download complete
# fpc-3.0.0.arm-linux-raspberry1wq.tar
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wget ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/dist/3.0.0/arm-linux/fpc-3.0.0.arm-linux-raspberry1wq.tar
tar xvf fpc-3.0.0.arm-linux-raspberry1wq.tar
cd fpc-3.0.0.arm-linux
tar xvf binary.arm-linux.tar
tar zxvf base.arm-linux.tar.gz
cd ..

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# checkout fpc trunk (3 minutes)
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svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk trunk
svn export --force trunk trunktmp
cd trunktmp

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# compile fpc trunk (11 minutes)
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make all OPT="-dFPC_ARMHF" PP=/usr/local/fpc/fpc-3.0.0.arm-linux/lib/fpc/3.0.0/ppcarm

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# install fpc trunk (2 minutes)
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make install OPT="-dFPC_ARMHF" PREFIX=/usr/local PP=/usr/local/fpc/trunktmp/compiler/ppcarm
rm /usr/local/bin/ppcarm
rm /usr/local/bin/sameplecfg
ln -sf /usr/local/lib/fpc/3.1.1/ppcarm /usr/local/bin/ppcarm
ln -sf /usr/local/lib/fpc/3.1.1/samplecfg /usr/local/bin/samplecfg
make install sourceinstall OPT="-dFPC_ARMHF" PREFIX=/usr/local
rm /usr/share/fpcsrc
ln -sf /usr/local/share/src/fpc-3.1.1/fpc /usr/share/fpcsrc

# /usr/local/bin/fpcmkcfg -d basepath=/usr/local/lib/fpc/3.1.1 -o /usr/local/bin/fpc.cfg
# this doesn't seem to work correctly ???

samplecfg /usr/local/lib/fpc/3.1.1 /etc
# Running on linux
# Write permission in /etc.
# Writing sample configuration file to /etc/fpc.cfg
# Writing sample configuration file to /usr/local/lib/fpc/3.1.1/ide/text/fp.cfg
# Writing sample configuration file to /usr/local/lib/fpc/3.1.1/ide/text/fp.ini
# Writing sample configuration file to /etc/fppkg.cfg
# Writing sample configuration file to /etc/fppkg/default

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# then Lazarus
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mkdir /usr/local/lazarus
cd /usr/local/lazarus

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# checkout lazarus trunk (1.5 minutes)
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svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/trunk trunk
svn export --force trunk trunktmp
cd trunktmp

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# compile lazarus trunk  (6.5 minutes)
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make all OPT="-dFPC_ARMHF"

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# install lazarus trunk  (2 minutes)
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make install OPT="-dFPC_ARMHF" PREFIX=/usr/local

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# remove menu-cache to make Lazarus visible in menu
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exit  # from sudo
killall lxpanel
find ~/.cache/menus -name '*' -type f -print0 | xargs -0 rm
exit  # from pi

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# connect on Windows via Remote Desktop Connecton (mstsc.exe)
# user pi password rapberry
# Menu > Programming > Lazarus
# create small test-project and run
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# note: recompiling lazarus as use pi
# will create a working copy under ~/.lazarus/bin
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Enjoy!