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Where to keep Delphi DCU files?

Asked 2010-11-12T22:13:33.647
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Currently I have not set any specific output directory for Delphi DCUs in my main project. This results in the DCU files ending up in the same directory as my .pas source files. To me, this feels ugly as I don't like the idea of mixing .pas and .dcu files in the same directory. What is the best practice for storing Delphi .dcu files - keep them all one directory for each project? Or maybe create one DCU directory for each source folder? Any ideas welcome.

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Agreed...mixing PAS and DCU files in the same directory is 'dirty'.

Whenever you start a new application, dll, or other Delphi project, one of the first things to do is to set the output directory. In later versions of Delphi this is done for you as the output directory is set as .\$(Config)\$(Platform) which correlates to the Debug or Release config option and Win32 platform. (Ending up with a default output directory of Debug\Win32)

If you build with custom compiler defines then it would be wise to have different project build options to include separate output directories for each set of custom compiler defines otherwise you have to do a full build to ensure that units are built correctly.

answered 2010-11-13T19:21:19.867

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