Getting Lazarus

Getting Lazarus

Via CVS

Getting CVS

You may download a CVS Client for Windows in: http://tortoisecvs.sourceforge.net/

Using CVS

Open a command or cmd prompt and while in the directory where you want to place the lazarus source dir issue the following commands:

export CVSROOT=:pserver:cvs@cvs.freepascal.org:/FPC/CVS
cvs login // (type "cvs" for the password)

Hint: To do a fresh download of all files enter: cvs -z3 checkout lazarus

Hint: To do an update on an existing directory do: cvs -z3 update lazarus

Using Tortoise CVS

After installing Tortoise, create a new directory to hold the Lazarus CVS.

From Windows Explorer, right click on this new directory, and select CVS Checkout.

In the Tortoise CVS Checkout Module Dialog that follows, enter the following options:

Protocol: Password Server
Server: cvs.freepascal.org
Repository Folder: /FPC/CVS
User name: cvs
Module: lazarus

As you add the above options, you will see the CVS Root field change. If you have added all the options,this should read :pserver:cvs@cvs.freepascal.org:/FPC/CVS

Note: Be sure to add the module name. If you don't, you will get the whole Free Pascal CVS (~200MB) rather than only the Lazarus CVS (~40MB).

Click OK to start the CVS Checkout. If prompted for a password, enter cvs.

The Lazarus CVS will be downloaded into a sub-directory (lazarus) of your chosen directory. Right clicking this sub-directory will give you various CVS options, including an option for Update.

Daily Snapshot method

If you don't want to use cvs directly, a daily snapshot of the current cvs is available from the FPC ftp server.

Downloading binaries

Binaries for various platforms are also available via the Lazarus Sourceforge download area and via the main Lazarus homepage.

Original contributors and changes

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