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Installation

Supported Delphi Versions

Delphi Version Code Registry
Delphi 10.3 Rio 260 20.0
Delphi 10.4 Sydney 270 21.0
Delphi 11 Alexandria 280 22.0
Delphi 12 Athens 290 23.0
Delphi 13 Florence 370 -

Delphi 13 Florence (370) is the active development version.

Clone the Repository

cd C:/
mkdir Trysil
cd Trysil
git init
git remote add trysil https://github.com/davidlastrucci/Trysil.git
git pull trysil master

Build the Packages

From the IDE

Open the group project for your Delphi version:

Packages/<version>/Trysil.groupproj

For example, for Delphi 13 Florence open Packages/370/Trysil.groupproj, then use Build All.

The group project builds all packages in the correct dependency order:

  1. Trysil -- core ORM
  2. Trysil.SQLite / Trysil.SqlServer / Trysil.PostgreSQL / Trysil.FirebirdSQL -- database drivers
  3. Trysil.JSon -- JSON serialization
  4. Trysil.Http -- HTTP REST server

From the Command Line

Run the batch file for your target version from the Packages/ directory:

Packages\Build370.bat

Each batch file loads rsvars.bat from the matching Embarcadero Studio installation, then calls MSBuild for all packages across Win32/Win64 and Debug/Release configurations.

Available batch files:

Packages\Build260.bat   :: Delphi 10.3 Rio
Packages\Build270.bat   :: Delphi 10.4 Sydney
Packages\Build280.bat   :: Delphi 11 Alexandria
Packages\Build290.bat   :: Delphi 12 Athens
Packages\Build370.bat   :: Delphi 13 Florence

Build Output

Compiled output lands in:

Lib/<version>/$(Platform)/$(Config)/

This includes .bpl (runtime packages), .dcp (design-time packages), and .dcu (compiled units).

Configure Your Environment

Set the Environment Variable

Add a user environment variable so your projects can find the compiled Trysil units:

Variable Value
Trysil C:\Trysil\Lib\<version>

For example, for Delphi 13 Florence:

Variable Value
Trysil C:\Trysil\Lib\370

Configure a New Project

In your Delphi project options, add the following to the Search Path:

$(Trysil)\$(Platform)\$(Config)

This resolves at build time to the correct platform (Win32/Win64) and configuration (Debug/Release) subdirectory.

Edition Note

Trysil.SqlServer and Trysil.Oracle require the Enterprise (or Architect) edition of Delphi — their FireDAC driver units (FireDAC.Phys.MSSQL, FireDAC.Phys.Oracle) ship only with those editions. The other packages (core, SQLite, InterBase, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Firebird, JSON, HTTP) build on the Community edition.

At runtime, FireDAC's edition matrix also applies: on Community/Professional, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB and Firebird connect to localhost/embedded only — connecting to a remote server requires Enterprise/Architect. See the RAD Studio FireDAC page.

Expert Installation (Optional)

Trysil includes an optional IDE Expert that integrates with the Delphi IDE.

  1. Build the expert package for your Delphi version:

    Packages/<version>/Trysil.Expert<version>.dproj

  2. Register the expert by adding the appropriate registry key under your Delphi installation's Experts registry path.

Once registered, the Trysil menu offers a visual entity designer, model and DDL generators, a REST API scaffolder, and an Install AI assistant skills command — see AI Assistant Skills.