[Gambas-user] Using an existing component to create a new version

[Charlie Reinl]

Am Donnerstag, den 21.01.2010, 18:19 +0100 schrieb Rolf-Werner Eilert:
> The balloon component was easy to change and make install. But when I 
> update to another version of Gambas, I will have to make the changes again.
> 
> So I thought it might be wiser to extract the balloon component into an 
> own project for myself to be there for every new version.
> 
> After reading the documentation, I did this:
> 
> - Creating a new project within the IDE for component use named NewBalloon
> 
> - Importing Balloon.class, FBalloon.class and FBalloon.form as well as 
> the one picture needed from gb.form in the source dir.
> 
> Within the IDE, Balloon runs well. Now I let it make an executable, 
> checking "Install in the user component directory". However, I don't 
> know where that is. Just pressed the button...
> 
> No wonder when I opened another project, I couldn't find my NewBalloon 
> in the components list :-)
> 
> The documentation says: You can install the component in your home 
> directory by checking the corresponding option in the "Make executable" 
> dialog. Once installed there, the component will be visible in the 
> "Components" tab of the project property dialog as any other globally 
> installed components.
> 
> But nothing is in my home directory.
> 
> A bit confusion here, just let me know where to store and how. Thanks a lot!
> 
> Rolf
> 
Salut Rolf,

Some words about gambas2 user-components :

* user-components are only in the list, if they exists when starting the
IDE

* user-components should be stored in the 'user component directory' ,
there (see below) you find links to the files

* If your project moves, you have to delete the 4 links concerned there
(see below), because and bad MakeLink procedure in the IDE.

The user component directory is :

$~/.local/lib/gambas2 (for every component)

/<component_Name>.component => $/path/to/project/.component

/<component_Name>.gambas => $/path/to/executable/<component_Name>.gambas

and

$~/.local/share/gambas2/info (for every component)

/<component_Name>.list => $/path/to/project/.list

/<component_Name>.info => $/path/to/project/.info


-- 
Amicalement
Charlie