Dear All:

Hallelujah! Thanks to Nando's inputs (below), I deleted & reinstalled with
the correct (non) extensions for D6 and everything compiled correctly and I
was able to install all the components onto the Palette.

It was probably my poor understanding of English fro the HowToInstall.txt
but I think 2 things needed to be done in the future:

1. Put the Delphi/CBuilder Install into Folders specific to their
usage/version.
2. Improve on the HowToInstall Installation wording.
3. Better still, Get a Fool-Proof Installation program that takes away
the tedium/mistakes made by novices.

Thanks again for all that helped.

Now I can get to learn more about IB/IBO and ask more questions.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nando Dessena" <nandod@...>
To: <IBObjects@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [IBO] problems with D6 install of IBO


> chris,
>
> > There were *NO* _D6.dpk extensions in my downloads and I presumed to use
the
> > _D5.dpk
>
> your presumption was actually wrong. You should use the packages with no
> _D<whatever> extension.
> Jason has taken advantage of the fact that, in Delphi 6, you just call
> the package source IBO40CRT.dpk and set its Options/Lib Suffix to '_D6'
> to create IBO40CRT_D6.bpl. Package sources stay the same, just compiled
> files change name at will.
>
> BTW, my HowToInstall.txt says this:
>
> > NOTE: Beginning with Delphi 6 the suffix _D6 will not be required on
package files.
>
> I'd specify "package *source* files".
>
> Having said that, if you open the IBO40_D6.bpg project group, you should
> find a list of bpl packages (*with* the _D6 suffix, see above) to
> compile. Do a Build All Projects and you're on your way.
>
> Having compiled the D5 packages, you'll have some garbage to get rid of
> before you can successfully compile the right packages.
>
> > and then I run into the problem of the proxies.pas not found in
> > DesignEditors.
>
> Oh, and get out that $DELPHI\ToolsAPI from your path; design time stuff
> like that should not be recompiled.
>
> > I've spend a fair amount time on the install and it's not looking good.
It
> > seemed either I am wrongfully using the _D5.dpk or something else is
> > missiong. I *don't* have any _D6.dpks.
>
> That means you have the correct distribution after all. ;-)
> Ciao
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