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fpc-devel · 2003-11

1. -Anasmelf on BeOS bug?

   While trying to compile an ASM/SSE/3DNow! optimized FFT on BeOS, using FPC 1.0.8, I instructed to ppc386 to use NASM (because BeOS's gas can't handle SSE), but: Warning:…

   BFBiPolar, Florian Klaempfl12-3-2003 03:11 UTC
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2. Nested function as argument for TList.Sort

   The attached program compiles and works fine under Kylix 3, and also compiles under fpc 1.9, but bombs with this message: An unhandled exception occurred at 0x0807F0B5 :…

   PFJPedro Lopez-Cabanillas, Florian Klaempfl, Jonas Maebe12-1-2003 19:09 UTC
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3. Registry bug

   I found a bug in registry.pp file. I use fpc 1.0.10 release version. So It's possible that this is already fixed. Change this line from: TRegDataType = (rdUnknown,…

   TMTamas Konkoly, Marco van de Voort11-28-2003 22:04 UTC
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4. comment bug

   There is a small sample. If there is a $ after the comment // characters, I get an error from the compiler. begin writeln('XXXXXXXX'); //$ end. Is this a bug? Tcc

   TDTamas Konkoly, Darek Mazur11-28-2003 18:43 UTC
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5. implicit calls to _addref / _release fail

   Rather than dumping all this information into a bug report I decided to write an email. Here's a test program (attached) and a discussion of what goes wrong. Thanks…

   JPJohannes Berg, Peter Vreman11-28-2003 17:27 UTC
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6. bugs to close

   How are bug reports against 1.0.x handled? I went through some bugs just for the fun of it and found a lot to close -- however I only tested with the current CVS. 1954 -…

   JFMJohannes Berg, Florian Klaempfl, Marco van de Voort11-26-2003 21:21 UTC
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7. Internal Error 8888

   Tried to port my script engine to the newest Free Pascal, but when trying to compile my fptest.pas project (probably has some errors in it left) I get internal error…

   CPCarlo Kok, Peter Vreman11-26-2003 19:25 UTC
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8. FYI: array constructor & string

   I couldn't compile anything with the following: procedure x(const a:array of const); var s:string; // ansistring or shortstring doesn't matter x([s]); and tracked it…

   JMPJohannes Berg, Michael Van Canneyt, Peter Vreman11-26-2003 14:30 UTC
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9. TThread hara-kiri

   Does the example program threads.pp (doc/examples/fcl/threads.pp) work for anybody under Linux? It aborts for me as soon as the first thread is created, printing…

   PEJPedro Lopez-Cabanillas, Exebook.com, Jeff Pohlmeyer11-26-2003 02:31 UTC
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10. Lack TWMEraseBkgnd in messages

    HI TWMEraseBkgnd is absent in MESSAGES need: TWMEraseBkgnd = packed record Msg: Cardinal; DC: HDC; Unused: Longint; Result: Longint; end; Darek

    DDarek Mazur11-24-2003 20:07 UTC
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11. ipv6 resolving

    I've adjusted the netdb code to actually fix some things and resolve ipv6 addresses, and follow cname pointers.. Attached is a patch :-) Also attached is a test program…

    JFUJohannes Berg, Florian Klaempfl, Unknown author11-24-2003 15:53 UTC
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12. fcl/net doesn't build

    I added the following to allow fcl/net/fpsock.pp to build, however this is a bad hack. The MSG_NOSIGNAL constant is used in fpsock.pp, but not declared anywhere in the…

    JMUJohannes Berg, Marco van de Voort, Unknown author11-23-2003 19:08 UTC
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13. asw.exe

    While linking a Lazarus program a as.exe call (???) is caused. How can I force a ldw.exe call? Is there a missing switch? D:\>fpc project1.dpr Hint: End of reading…

    UDMUnknown author, Darek Mazur, Marco van de Voort11-23-2003 12:47 UTC
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14. confusing zlib organisation

    There is a confusing zlib organisation in FP. You have to write: uses {$IFDEF FPC} {$ELSE} {$ENDIF}

    UUnknown author11-22-2003 17:30 UTC
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15. Unit compatibility issue

    Subject: Unit compatibility issue Example: type TBevelCut = (bvNone, bvLowered, bvRaised); Delphi: declared in Controls FPC: declared in Graphics/GraphType;

    UMUnknown author, Mattias Gaertner11-22-2003 17:23 UTC
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16. netdb.pp

    netdb contains the following (from cvs annotate): 1.1 (michael 06-Mar-03): {$i hsh.inc} // disappears if part of resolve.pp !! The relevant functions from…

    JJohannes Berg11-22-2003 17:23 UTC
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17. IntToHex difference

    Hi A small difference between FreePascal and Delphi's IntToHex function: FreePascal's IntToHex function interprets the Digits parameter as the 'maximum number of…

    DJDavid Butler, Johannes Berg11-22-2003 16:55 UTC
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18. Libc compatibility issue

    Subject: Libc compatibility issue Example: {$IFDEF Kylix} ret := Libc.system(PChar(ACmd)); {$ELSE} ret := Libc.__system(PChar(ACmd)); {$ENDIF}

    UUnknown author11-22-2003 16:22 UTC
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19. Small bugfix for SysUtils.CompareMem

    Hi I just found a bug in CompareMem function in SysUtils. CompareMem(p1, p2, 0) (third argument = zero) should always return true (and ignore values p1 and p2). But,…

    MMichalis Kamburelis11-22-2003 02:04 UTC
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20. ipv6 patch

    Here's a patch to add some IPv6 definitions, I stole them from RFC 2553 :-) Index: inc/socketsh.inc ===================================================================…

    JJohannes Berg11-21-2003 21:56 UTC
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21. TThread bugfix

    Here's a bugfix -- threads that are not created suspended should also have their flags set like that in the constructor... --- linux/tthread.inc 19 Nov 2003 15:51:54…

    JJohannes Berg11-21-2003 20:43 UTC
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22. DateUtils under Linux

    Unit DateUtils is already part of the win32 binary snaps but not of the linux binary snaps. Please add it to the linux make process.

    UUnknown author11-20-2003 22:00 UTC
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23. promised tthread patch

    Probably not complete, but an overview of what I have in mind -- read the notes in the file. johannes http://www.sipsolutions.de/ GnuPG key:…

    JKMJohannes Berg, KJK::Hyperion, Marco van de Voort11-18-2003 12:48 UTC
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24. adding the poll() call

    This is probably not a very nice patch to add fpPoll(), but I really do not know anything about the layout of all the files. Basic testing lets me assume that it works…

    JKMJohannes Berg, KJK::Hyperion, Marco van de Voort11-17-2003 23:25 UTC
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25. Kylix is dead !

    Now, it's semi official: Kylix is dead! http://www.drbob42.com/kylix/index.htm It's your turn, Lazarus(os_target=Linux) !!!

    UUnknown author11-17-2003 18:03 UTC
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26. windres problem

    Compiling a delphi unit with dfm causes problems. Message: d:\fpc\bin\win32\windres.exe: can't open font file `TTrace'... Under D6 it works. G:\>d:\fpc\bin\win32\ppc386…

    UUnknown author11-16-2003 18:06 UTC
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27. threads in linux

    Has anyone ever tested threads on linux? A dead simple test program (attached) didn't work for me. It always just got "killed". After recompiling the RTL with debugging…

    JPJohannes Berg, Peter Vreman11-14-2003 13:19 UTC
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28. linux thread priority mapping

    The current mapping appears to be {from pthread.inc} const { I Don't know idle or timecritical, value is also 20, so the largest other possibility is 19 (PFV) }…

    JPJohannes Berg, Peter Vreman11-14-2003 12:45 UTC
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29. make problem

    I am using the latest snapshots from 11/11. But there is a circular unit reference in LCL. Are there further make switches? D:\Lazarus\lcl>make OS_TARGET=win32…

    UUnknown author11-11-2003 18:57 UTC
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30. (no subject)

    Is there a binary lazarus snapshot too?

    UPUnknown author, Peter Vreman11-11-2003 07:26 UTC
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31. Different behavior between Kylix and FPC

    The following program behaves different in Kylix3 and FPC 1.9. program test5; {$IFDEF FPC} {$MODE DELPHI} {$ENDIF} var i: Integer; begin for i:=1 to 1 do WriteLn(i);…

    PJMPedro Lopez-Cabanillas, Johann Glaser, Marco van de Voort11-10-2003 23:15 UTC
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32. Export/import methods: possible?

    Hi! Just before fpc 2.0 is out, I'd like to ask if it would really be hard to allow to import/export methods (including constructors and destructors) like plain…

    NPNikolai Zhubr, Peter Vreman11-10-2003 21:46 UTC
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33. daily binary snapshots

    daily binary snapshots of fpc and lazarus without source, doc, etc would be useful.

    UPUnknown author, Peter Vreman11-10-2003 19:30 UTC
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34. Bug in AssignPipe() on Linux

    Using the latest version of the compiler, and I am having a problem with the popen() function on Linux. It looks like popen() fails because AssignStream() fails, because…

    JFGJeff Pohlmeyer, Florian Klaempfl, GongYu11-10-2003 10:49 UTC
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35. SHUT_* constants (sockets)

    Is there any reason the SHUT_RW/RD/RWRD constants are only available on systems with BSD defined? They definitely are used on linux. johannes http://www.sipsolutions.de/…

    JMUJohannes Berg, Michael Van Canneyt, Unknown author11-10-2003 10:46 UTC
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36. Building FPC 1.9.1 on BeOS

    Hello. While trying to build FPC from today CVS sources on the BeOS platform (using "make beoszip" from the root directory): I had to add two paths on the Makefile.fpc…

    BFMBiPolar, Florian Klaempfl, Marco van de Voort11-10-2003 09:26 UTC
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37. Fw: fpc1.9.0 beta and lazarus "can not create pipe "problem!

    I installed the fpc1.9.0 beta and compiled lazarus under fpc1.9.0, it can sucessful build. I start lazarus and create new project, but when I run the project, the …

    GGongYu11-10-2003 03:21 UTC
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38. Sources of FPC 1.9.0

    I've installed the FPC 1.9.0 binary rpm from sourceforge, but seems that there is not a source package for this version there. I guess that i can download the sources…

    PPedro Lopez-Cabanillas11-9-2003 21:51 UTC
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39. fpc-1.9.0 problem building lazarus-20031109

    -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 trying to build lazarus-20031109 using fpc-1.9.0 on linux i386 I tried various values for 'make OPT=', but always the same…

    TTreeve Jelbert11-9-2003 14:43 UTC
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40. Internal error 9999 (FPC 1.9.0)

    The following test program doesn't compile under FPC 1.9.0, but it does and works under Kylix 3. I didn't try other Delphi incarnations. The compiler says: $ fpc test3…

    PFPedro Lopez-Cabanillas, Florian Klaempfl11-9-2003 13:42 UTC
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41. fpc-1.9.0: problems with fpcmake

    -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello everybody! I just downloaded FPC 1.9 from SourceForge and installed it on my SuSE 8.1 box. During first test…

    TMTobias Diekershoff, Marco van de Voort11-9-2003 13:14 UTC
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42. Implementing interfaces by delegation

    Hello! What's about the subj? Is this feature planned for 2.0 version? ---------- Ivan Shikhalev http://fpc.by.ru/

    ИFИван Шихалев, Florian Klaempfl11-9-2003 00:52 UTC
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43. Bug or missing documentation?

    Hello. The code below gives: "foo.pas(13,33) Error: Duplicate identifier NAME" when compiled with -S2. It compiles ok with -Sd though. The thing is, I coudn't find any…

    BPUBiPolar, Peter Vreman, Unknown author11-8-2003 15:28 UTC
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44. demo programs for bugreports

    When I submit a bugreport and add a demo program to it I want it to be as useful to you, fpc-developers, as possible. On the website you mention "Generating high quality…

    VDJVincent Snijders, David Butler, Johannes Berg11-8-2003 12:19 UTC
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45. Compiler runtime error when using WideString character constant

    Hi I am using FreePascal 1.9.0[2003/11/05]. For the following code, the compiler crashes with "Runtime error 216 at 0x004467CA". type RR = record RA : WideString; end;…

    DFDavid Butler, Florian Klaempfl11-8-2003 10:24 UTC
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46. function overloading resolution order question

    Hi How does FreePascal resolve ambigious calls to overloaded functions? For example, if we have two procedures: procedure Test(const X: Integer); overload; procedure…

    DDavid Butler11-8-2003 04:02 UTC
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47. Format() incompatibility with Delphi

    Hi What should Format('%d %d %0:d %d', [0, 1, 2, 3]) return ? Delphi help is clear about that : "Setting the index specifier affects all subsequent formatting", so it…

    MMMichalis Kamburelis, Michael Van Canneyt11-7-2003 22:41 UTC
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48. Operator overloading question.

    Hello. While trying to use the operator overload feature of FPC, I find out a restriction not mentioned on the documentation. One can overload several operators but not…

    BPBiPolar, Peter Vreman11-7-2003 17:50 UTC
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49. FreePascal and AnsiStrings

    Hi FPC developers I see FreePascal uses the following internal format for AnsiStrings: Ptr - 8 : Length Ptr - 4 : Reference Count Ptr : Characters Delphi uses the…

    DMPDavid Butler, Marco van de Voort, Peter Vreman11-7-2003 12:37 UTC
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