Delphi 2007 & Final Builder 5 reporting package compile error incorrectly?

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I've just created a project that compiles several packages for my application.   I'm having trouble compiling one of the packages.  FB reports that

Error: E2466 Never-build package '.' requires always-build package ''

I've checked the .dpk files, and in both implicitbuild is set to ON, so I'm not sure how thinks it's an always-build package.  I've duplicated the compile action, and set the first one to ignore failure.  Everything compiles fine.

I'm not sure what to make of this, or how to start debugging.  FB doesn't have the Package Options that Delphi provides for a package (specifically the Build Control property in the case).

Or is this something to do with Delphi and my work around is the only way to fix it?

Thanks,

Paul

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Hi Paul,

Thanks for your post, sorry it’s taken us a while to respond. Are you getting the same error from the Delphi IDE, or does the problem only occur from FinalBuilder?

My guess is it may be some kind of dependency problem in your package. We’ve had similar errors in some of our projects before, as well (and we also have ImplicitBuild turned ON), but unfortunately I can’t actually remember what caused it. From memory, it may have actually been fixed by a Delphi update - do you have the latest December update for Delphi?

Regards,

Angus

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do you have the latest December update for Delphi?

Yes.

It’s difficult for me to compile in the IDE on the build machine as I don’t have any of our visual components installed on it. I don’t get this error from my desktop when I repeat the procedure.

Why would a dependency cause this? Some sort of Delphi bug?

Paul