Installation

Graphics32 supports Delphi 6, 7, 2005 (Win32), 2006 (Delphi Win32 and C++), 2007 (Delphi Win32), 2009 (Delphi Win32), and C++ Builder 6.

Note: For Delphi 2007 and up function inlining is automatically used to improve performance in certain situations. If you want to avoid this, please comment out the {$DEFINE USEINLINING} line in GR32.inc.

Note: Because some properties of range bars and gauge bars have been changed, you can obtain some error messages while opening your previous Graphics32 projects. Just ignore these messages and Delphi will fix DFM files automatically.

As of version 1.6 until version 1.8 there was also CLX support in Graphics32. That means you could use it either with CLX on Windows using Delphi or on x86 Linux using the Kylix Delphi environment. The Kylix support was stopped due to abandoned development of this IDE.

Since version 1.9 Free Pascal / Lazarus is supported for platform independent development. So far it has been tested in Win32 and OSX 10.4. It is likely to run on other platforms as well, but especially 64 bit support is still to be tested.

Installation procedure for RAD Studio / Delphi:

Unzip the files;
Add the location of main installation directory to
Tools | Environment Options | Library | Library Path for Delphi 6 and 7, BCB 6 or
Tools | Options | Environment Options | Delphi Options | Library - Win32 | Library Path for Delphi 2005 or higher
Select File | Open... on the menu bar. Set Files of type to Delphi package source, locate and open one of the following design-time package that fit your IDE:

GR32_DSGN_RS2010 for Embarcadero RAD Studio 2010 / Delphi 2010,
GR32_DSGN_RS2009 for CodeGear RAD Studio 2009 / Delphi 2009,
GR32_DSGN_RS2007 for CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 / Delphi 2007,
GR32_DSGN_RS2006 for Borland Developer Studio 2006,
GR32_DSGN_D2005 for Delphi 2005,
GR32_DSGN_D7 for Delphi 7,
GR32_DSGN_D6 for Delphi 6,
GR32_DSGN_CB6 for C++ Builder 6
A package editor window will appear. Click Compile, then click Install;
If compiler asks whether you want to save changes, usually it is a good idea to choose No.

Installation procedure for Lazarus:

Unzip the files;
Select Package | Open Package File... on the menu bar. Set Files of type to Lazarus package (*.lpk), locate and open GR32_DSGN_L.dpk
A package editor window will appear. Click Compile, then click Install;
Lazarus will ask to compile itself in order to make use of the library. Choose Yes to be able to use the library from the IDE. It will take several minutes until the IDE is compiled completely.
After an automatic restart you are able to use GR32 in Lazarus