issues with non-Win platforms

[David Schwartz 426]

I just created a new VM with a fresh copy of Win10 and a new license, then loaded in some common utilities and Delphi 10.3.3 Rio via the ISO.  (I realized I forgot to run the setup as Admin. Will that pose any problems down the line?)

 

It looked like all of the various options are enabled by the installer, so I just loaded everything up.

 

I started installing various libraries, and got to some TMS libs. They have the ability to select which of the different platforms you want to use. I seem to have bad luck with them a lot because all I get mostly is Win32 and Win64. All the others generate errors.

 

In this case, the MacOS platforms fail because there's a folder named Import that's not found. 

 

Earlier versions of Delphi have some kind of Platform Manager that let you install different options that I guess aren't installed by default, but I can't find it in 10.3.3. 

 

I loaded up the REST multi-platform demo and it let me add every platform other than Linux64. I didn't try to build anything, but in the past if you could load it, it would build.

 

Still the TMS installer chokes, but I don't think this is TMS' fault.

 

What changed from 10.3.2 --> 10.3.3 vis a vis the platform installation / setup / selections ?

 

I've had this problem with previous versions but was able to fix it by poking and prodding the Delphi installer and Platform Manager settings.

 

What am I missing here?  (Right now, I'm mainly interested in MacOS64, iOS Simulator, and Android64. All I can successfully install is Win32 and Win64.)

[Lars Fosdal 1792]

If you had TMS libs from before, like the TMS Component Pack, those are purely VCL for Windows.

 

There are currently two alternatives for cross platform:

1. FireMonkey + TMS FMX Components https://www.tmssoftware.com/site/products.asp?t=fm  (All Firemonkey supported platforms)

2. CrossVCL https://www.crossvcl.com/ - not compatible with TMS for VCL, afaik. (MacOS and Linux)

 

Disclaimer: I've not used any of these, only the TMS Component Pack for VCL.

[Lars Fosdal 1792]

Ref installation: You can safely install without elevating to localadmin.

[Remy Lebeau 1397]

10 hours ago, David Schwartz said:

Earlier versions of Delphi have some kind of Platform Manager that let you install different options that I guess aren't installed by default, but I can't find it in 10.3.3. 

The Platform/Feature Manager does not exist when using the Offline (ISO-based) installer, only when using the Online (GetIt-based) installer.  This is stated as much in the Installation documentation:

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Note: If you use the Offline Installer, the Feature Manager (Tools > Manage Platforms) is not available in your RAD Studio installation.