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I get 'Variable x inaccessible here due to optimization'

I get 'Variable ForAllUsers inaccessible here due to optimization' even if the build configuration is set to 'Debug' and the Optimization is False. So, I cannot debug my program. Why do I get this? Which build is ran when I press the Run button? How…
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Why does Delphi XE7 IDE hangs and fails on out of memory exception?

I'm using Delphi XE7 IDE and it quite frequently hangs, starts to consume many system resources and fails on exceptions like: system out of memory --> ([dcc32 Fatal Error] F2046 Out of memory) external exceptions [MSBuild Error] The…
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What does an asterisk in the Object Inspector mean?

In Delphi's object inspector, I see an asterisk behind a property name (ConnectionName*): How does it get there, and above all: what does it mean? In the sourcecode for TMySQLConnection I don't see anything special, so I guess it's some design-time…
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Control+Click on function is not working in Delphi XE

In Delphi 7 whenever I control+clicked a function/procedure it took me to that function/procedure. But it is not working in Delphi XE - at least not with all functions. I have a function called Associate in ExtUtils.pas The function is correctly…
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Dependency checking on RC files in Delphi

If an RC file is modified, Delphi will compile it again. If an RC file has RCDATA or BITMAP declarations that reference files that have changed, Delphi will not recompile the .RC file to .RES again until I force it to by deleting the .RES file or…
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Can I run a Delphi EXE from inside the IDE without recompiling it?

Is there a shortcut (button/menu/etc) in the Delphi IDE that simply executes the last compiled EXE (with any specified parameters), without recompiling it? Of course one can always create an external shortcut, but it'd be nice if there was a…
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How not to compile installed packages everytime anew with the Application that uses it?

When I install a package in the IDE and use it in a project, it gets recompiled (DCUs are replaced) everytime I compile my project. I can't imagine that this is intended - the RTL and VCL are not compiled each time either, are they? I have played…
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two different versions of the same application

I have a software made with Delphi 2010 and it is required to be used from two different departments both of them share the same data and same UI except for some changes like hide/add buttons, forms and grid columns. Therefore it is required to have…
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Teamcity plugin for Delphi

Does anybody know if there is any Teamcity plugin for Delphi-IDE like the one for Visualstudio, which enables running personalbuilds directly from the IDE? thank you
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Custom frame's published properties disappear on form file reopening

I'm using TFrame as base class for a compound component which is registered in the IDE. When I pick the component from the palette and I add it into a form/frame, everything seems to works good. The next time I open the form/frame, the frame…
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Registered frame acts like normal frame when in the same project group

I have created a custom frame and registered it as a component as described in "How to improve the use of Delphi Frames" Everything started out working great and was exactly what I needed. However when opening a Project Group with my Frame Package…
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Delphi XE takes one full core (100% CPU utilization)

My Delphi started to overheat the CPU. As soon as I start Delphi, it will take a full core for itself and the coolers start to work really hard. There is any trick to fix this? I know that some people here on Stack Overflow will start to release…
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Odd behaviour when adding a toolbutton to the delphi ide

I was trying out some things and wanted to make a delphi IDE extension. My basic idea was expanding the ToDo list feature that is currently in the IDE. Step one was adding a toolbutton to the IDE which would open a form showing the todo items. But I…
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Delphi XE4 IDE, how to always hide the bottom panes of the Object Inspector

The two panes located at the bottom of the Obeject Inspector has no use at all, and it's consuming screen estates unnecessarily, as illustrated in the screenshot below. How to disable that two panes even after restarting the IDE? Built-in options or…
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How to avoid that an installed package is reinstalled every time an used runtime package is recompiled?

I have a designtime package which is installed in the IDE and uses classes and functions defined in a runtime package. Each time I compile or build the runtime package, it seems that the designtime package is automatically reinstalled. This…
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