Norman:

Thanks for the procedure!
Warren

--- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, Norman Dunbar <norman.dunbar@l...>
wrote:

> Morning all,
>
> I have to say I've had very few problems building IBO4 using C++

Builder. At

> present I'm on Builder 6 Pro, but I've come up through the ranks

from BCB 3

> then 4 - although I did miss out 5.
>
> Builder is a pain when you try to do a Build All - as Lester has

already

> poiinted out - because it tries to make sure that all the

dependencies are

> present - even if somew of them are going to be created as part of

the build

> process. Bit of a Catch 22 situation there.
>
> Here's how I install IBO4 into Builder 6 - it might help. (I've

never had to

> fiddle around in the sources as Paul has suggested though !)
>
>
> Create a clean source directory - I use

$(BCB)/source/IBObjects/IBO4 and

> unzip the download files into that.
> Create a new folder called inter under the one above. $(BCB) is

shorthand

> for 'where C++ Builder is installed by the way)
> In BCB, open the project group IBO40_C6.bpg - in your case you'd

open

> IBO40_C5.bpg.
>
> Select TOOLS | ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS, click the LIBRARY tab and add

the new

> IBO folder (not inter) to the LIBRARY PATH. Also check that there

are no

> invalid paths there because BCB is well known for mangling paths !
>
> Add the new IBO folder to the BROWSE PATH as well. Again, check for

mangled

> names. OK your way back to the IDE.
>
> In the project manager - VIEW | PROJECT MANAGER if it is not

visible -

> remove any projects from the group if you don't or can't use them.

Names of

> the form *W* are Web projects, names like *X* use the TDataSet

compatible

> components - if you have the Personal version of BCB these won't be

needed

> (or able to be compiled). Under BCB6 Pro, I can have everything,

but under

> BCB4 Pro, I couldn't have the Web stuff - BCB5 will no doubt be

different.

>
> Now, start from the top of the project manager and for each

*RT.BPL, right

> click and BUILD. If you get any errors about various *.BPI files

cannot be

> found, simply click on the CANCEL button. They will go away

eventually !

>
> Having built all the runtime packages, right click and INSTALL the

*DT.BPL

> packages. There shouldn't be any problems with missing BPI files

anymore.

>
> Finally, if applicable, right click and INSTALL the remaining

packages -

> *RPL, *EDT and *FTS at the bottom of the list.
>
>
> You should now FILE | SAVE ALL. If you don't, when you close the

project

> group, you will be prompted to save for each and every package !
>
> In BCB4 there was a problem wherby the OBJ files would be placed in

the

> 'inter' folder but the linker could not, or would not see them

there. If

> this is still the case in BCB5, then simply go through each and

every

> project in the group removing the inter folder from its options.

Then start

> the build again. You will know if this is affecting you because

there will

> be linker errors stating that 'xxxx.obj cannot be found'.
>
> Now do a FILE | SAVE ALL followed by a FILE | CLOSE ALL.
>
> Click PROJECT | OPTIONS and add the ibo folder to the lib and

include paths.

> This adds them into the default project - so all new projects will

have

> these settings already set.
>
> HTH
>
> Regards,
> Norman.
>
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