: If you intend to contribute to the Lazarus project itself, you need the source code from the main branch.
Lazarus is the IDE, but it requires the Free Pascal Compiler to actually build programs.
Once the build completes, look for the lazarus.exe (Windows) or lazarus (Linux/macOS) executable in the root folder. Why use "main.zip" instead of an installer?
Since you downloaded the (the zip) rather than an installer, you must "make" the IDE.
: If you intend to contribute to the Lazarus project itself, you need the source code from the main branch.
Lazarus is the IDE, but it requires the Free Pascal Compiler to actually build programs.
Once the build completes, look for the lazarus.exe (Windows) or lazarus (Linux/macOS) executable in the root folder. Why use "main.zip" instead of an installer?
Since you downloaded the (the zip) rather than an installer, you must "make" the IDE.