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Setting up a Delphi Build Machine

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Delphi 2006

  • Install BDS 2006 onto the C: drive of main development box (SOURCE SYSTEM).
  • Create folders on build machine (TARGET SYSTEM):
    • C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\
    • C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Bin
    • C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Lib
  • Copy these files from the SOURCE SYSTEM:
    • C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Bin\dcc32.cfg
    • C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Bin\dcc32.exe
    • C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Bin\lnkdfm90.dll
    • C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Bin\rlink32.dll
    • C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Lib\*.*
  • Export registry from SOURCE SYSTEM:
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\BDS\4.0
  • Import registry onto TARGET SYSTEM:
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\BDS\4.0
  • Copy any directories that contain binaries (*.dcu, *.bpl, *.dcp, etc.) for third party components and libraries.
  • Add "C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Bin" to the TARGET SYSTEM environment variables system path.


Delphi 2007

NOTE: Only tested on Delphi Win32 application compiled via DCC and via MSBUILD

  • Install RAD Studio 2007/Delphi 2007 onto some machine (SOURCE SYSTEM). In this case, I'll assume it was RAD Studio 2007 installed into the default location of C:\Program Files\CodeGear\RAD Studio\5.0
  • On the build machine (TARGET SYSTEM), create the following directories - base part can be modified, but the subdirectories are important.
    • C:\Delphi\
    • C:\Delphi\Bin
    • C:\Delphi\Lib
  • Copy the files from the SOURCE SYSTEM to the TARGET SYSTEM
    • C:\Program Files\CodeGear\RAD Studio\5.0\Bin -> C:\Delphi\Bin
    • C:\Program Files\CodeGear\RAD Studio\5.0\Lib -> C:\Delphi\Lib
  • From the C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 SOURCE SYSTEM to the corresponding directory on the TARGET SYSTEM
    • Borland.Common.Targets
    • Borland.Cpp.Targets
    • Borland.Delphi.Targets
    • Borland.Group.Targets
  • Copy any directories that contain binaries (*.dcu, *.bpl, *.dcp, etc.) for third party components and libraries.
  • Set the following environmental variables on the TARGET SYSTEM (adjust the path location as necessary)
    • BDS=C:\Delphi
    • Win32LibraryPath=C:\Delphi\Lib
  • You should now be able to compile a Delphi Win32 application by calling DCC32 or by msbuild project.dproj.
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