cannot use ActiveX or Variant packages ?

[Vincent Grillot]

Hi,
I'm new with I-pascal, but it looks very promising to use the IDEA editor to make some delphi.

I have something like path issue, and as I'm pretty sure it's a config matter, I wish I didn't report it as an issue.

I'm running windows, using ultimate version of IDEA, and Delphi 10.3 (v33, studio 20.0)

I cannot import System.Variants or Winapi.ActiveX.

here a sample code:

program test;

uses
  Winapi.ActiveX;

begin
  writeln('hello world');
end.

The path ....\source\rtl\sys where the file .pas is present is already included in project structure > platform settings > sdk > classpath.

All other fields in general tabsheet are left empty but "additional compiler options" filled with "-dWINDOWS -dWIN32 "

I might missed something obvious, but cannot point it !

Thanks for any help,
Vincent.

[George]

I don’t understand what the problem is.

Are the units in uses clause marked as error or completion don’t offer identifiers from them?

In that case try do File->Invalidate caches / Restart.

I’ve checked these units and both are parsed well.

[Vincent Grillot]

Hi George,

The code completion looks good, and the unit is found if I want to navigate it.

But I can’t compile if I use “Winapi.ActiveX” with this message:

Build completed with 1 error and 423 warnings in 3 s 669 ms

Warning:(7565, -1) Pascal builder: W1002 Symbol 'DELAYED' is specific to a platform
Warning:(7566, -1) Pascal builder: W1002 Symbol 'DELAYED' is specific to a platform
Warning:(7567, -1) Pascal builder: W1002 Symbol 'DELAYED' is specific to a platform
Warning:(7568, -1) Pascal builder: W1002 Symbol 'DELAYED' is specific to a platform
Warning:(7569, -1) Pascal builder: W1002 Symbol 'DELAYED' is specific to a platform
Warning:(7570, -1) Pascal builder: W1002 Symbol 'DELAYED' is specific to a platform
Warning:(7571, -1) Pascal builder: W1002 Symbol 'DELAYED' is specific to a platform
Warning:(7572, -1) Pascal builder: W1002 Symbol 'DELAYED' is specific to a platform
Warning:(7573, -1) Pascal builder: W1002 Symbol 'DELAYED' is specific to a platform
Error:(7812, -1) Pascal builder: F1026 File not found: 'System.Variants'

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but the units are well referenced:

Marbe there is a way to use the originals .dcu instead of recompiling system units ?

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Thanks for support,

Vincent

edit:fix typo

[George]

Sure, you can remove directories with the .pas files and add the ones with .dcu instead. To preserve code completion you can use the amazing DCU32INT decompiler:

http://hmelnov.icc.ru/DCU/index.eng.html

[Vincent Grillot]

Hi again,

I’m still struggling to have a compilation working AND units navigation.

Here the used code for both tests:

program test;

{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  System.Variants;

var
  v : Variant;

begin
  v := 'test';
  writeln(v);
end.

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On the first hand, there is no entry in project structure > sdks > delphi v33 > classpath or sourcepath.

The build is fine, here the command line generated:

Information:Pascal builder: Compiler command: C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\20.0\bin\dcc32.exe -dWINDOWS -dWIN32 -M -NC:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil\out\production\TestCompil -N0C:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil\out\production\TestCompil -EC:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil\out\production\TestCompil -UC:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil -IC:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil C:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil\test.dpr (Module: TestCompil)

But the System.Variants is flagged as “undeclared identifier” in code view.

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On the second hand, I add C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\20.0\source\rtl\sys and then unit navigation is working, but it doesn’t compile anymore:

Here the command line:

Information:Pascal builder: Compiler command: C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\20.0\bin\dcc32.exe -dWINDOWS -dWIN32 -M -NC:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil\out\production\TestCompil -N0C:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil\out\production\TestCompil -EC:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil\out\production\TestCompil -UC:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil -IC:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil -UC:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\20.0\source\rtl\sys -IC:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\20.0\source\rtl\sys C:\WORK\PROJECTS\Misc\IPascal\TestCompil\test.dpr (Module: TestCompil)

and the results:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\20.0\source\rtl\sys\System.Variants.pas
Error:(1271, -1) Pascal builder: E2158 System.Variants unit out of date or corrupted: missing '@VarCast'

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Any idea would be helpful.

Thanks,

Vincent.

[George]

There is two ways to solve this:

Use DCU32INT decompiler.

1. In project structure > sdks > delphi v33 > classpath add RTL DCUs.
2. Download DCU32INT and set its path in SDK settings
3. Do File->Invalidate caches/restart

The second way also should work:

1. In project structure > sdks > delphi v33 > classpath add RTL RTL DCUs as well as sources
2. Compiler will get both paths and should use DCUs

[George Bakhtadze]

in v2.40 RTL units paths do not get passed to compiler as unit paths so it can be specified in SDK