base*.zip
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base*.zip is part of the fpc snapshots, and is produced daily for win32 & go32, v20 & v21.

It contains only base directory files ie the compiler & rtl needed for running 
fpc, assuming that you already have the other exes eg as.exe needed in your path, 
so it probably isn't for 1st time users of fpc. 

It is for those who don't need the ide and all of the other 
units contained in the fpc*.zip or in the release zip. It's a lot smaller 
than they are - ie few Mbytes. Sometimes on a particular date there will be a base but
no fpc*.zip or release zip, possibly because there was a compilation error
in the latter.  

It's easy to use, as a minimum you need to: 

1) download the appropriate base from ftp.../snapshot/ eg v20, v21, win32, go32v2 
2) unzip it 
3) create a compiler directory eg bin
4) add a file fpc.cfg to the compiler directory with 
your preferred compiler switches and with -Furtl_path
where rtl_path is the path to the rtl eg system.* etc

eg
-vi
-l
-FuC:\v20\rtl\go32v2

5) copy ppc386.exe from zip to the compiler directory   
6) add the compiler directory to your path. 

7) Then run the compiler...

Report problems in usual way by email to fpc-devel or add them to bug list.
Do not forget to give code example & to say which date & version it is that's failed!    

JL Feb 2006