IDE Window: Project Options

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Application

Title

Same as setting

 Application.Title:='some text';

The title is shown differently on the various platforms.

Use Application Bundle for running and debugging (darwin only)

By setting this option on, IDE runs or debugs Application Bundle instead of linked executable. This is needed for correct execution of Carbon applications.

Create Application Bundle

Pushing this button creates Application Bundle with symbolic link to executable for this project.

For further info about Application Bundles see Carbon Interface#Creating the Apple resource files.

Use manifest file to enable themes (windows only)

Target file name

Set here the filename of the generated executable. If the file is relative it will be expanded with the project directory (.lpi file).

Forms

You can create forms on start of the project. This is the same as adding

 Application.CreateForm(FormX,TFormX); 

lines to the code.

Note: The forms are automatically created, not automatically shown. They are shown if their 'Visible' property is set to true. For instance the form variable is set, so you can write 'Form1.Caption:='Some text';'. To show such a form add a line 'Form1.Show;' or 'Form1.ShowModal;'.

Miscellanous

Main unit is Pascal Source

The main source is the root unit of a project. Typically this is the .lpr file. Set to true, if the main source is a pascal source.

Main Unit has Uses Section containing all Units of project

If this is enabled, the IDE will update the uses section whenever a unit is added or removed from the project.

Main Unit has Application.CreateForm statements

If this is enabled the IDE will add/remove Application.CreateForm(FormX, TFormX); statements for forms. If it is disabled, it will ignore these statements (no delete, no add, no change).

Main Unit has Application.Title statement

If this is enabled the IDE will add/remove Application.Title:='Some Text' statements. If the Title contains a value it will add a line, if the Title is empty it will remove it. If the Title changes it will add/remove/change the statement. If it is disabled, it will ignore these statements (no delete, no add, no change).

Project is runnable

Project can be runned in the debugger.

Always build (even if nothing changed)

If disabled, the IDE checks before running for changes and if nothing changed will skip the compile step. Lazarus checks the compiler parameters, the compiler executable (filedate and filename) as listed in the projectname.compiled file and it checks the file dates of files listed in the project inspector. It does not check the fpc.cfg and not all the files in the project directories (only those listed in the project inspector) and it does not check all used units. So it will ignore changes in used units not listed in the project inspector, even if it is used by the project and opened in the source editor.

LazDoc

Session

Save editor info for closed files

The IDE saves the editor settings (caret position, top line, page index, bookmarks, jump history) even for closed files and will restore it, when the file is opened again. Default: enabled.

Save editor info only for project files

The IDE saves various settings for each file, like editor settings, run file settings, resource names. Normally the IDE will save this information together with the project sesssion information (.lpi or .lps file). Enable this to not store such values on disk. Default: true.

Save session information in

Each project has a session. A session contains all meta information about open files in the source editor, the bookmarks, jump history and run file information. You can setup, where to store this information for the current project:

  • Save in .lpi file - the file will change often.
  • Save the .lps file in the project directory - useful if the .lpi file is under version control (e.g. cvs, svn).
  • Save in IDE config directory - useful if the project directory is write only
  • Do not save any session info - useful for the paranoids.