Question:
When installing a component into a package in Delphi 3, why is
Delphi 3 complaining about not finding an associated PAS file?
All I should need is the DCU file.
Answer:
That's true only if the component was compiled using Delphi 3.
If it's a Delphi 2 DCU file, it will tell you "Fatal Error" and
complain about not finding an associated PAS file. In order to
install such a component, you will need the source code and
recompile the PAS file.
There are two solutions to the problem:
Have the vendor of the component re-compile the component
with Delphi 3.
If you have the source to the component, re-compile the
component with Delphi 3 and use the resultant DCU.