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fpc-devel · 2021-11

1. Fix for an annoying error

   For a while now I've had problems building the i386-win32 compiler under my 64-bit Windows system because one of the packages fails to build - this is because it thinks…

   JBMJ. Gareth Moreton, Bart, Michael Van Canneyt11-30-2021 22:33 UTC
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2. tkLString vs tkAString

   I ran into an issue with a piece of ported Delphi (6) code and RTTI. Part of the Delphi code was based on strings with a RTTI type tkLString where in FPC the type…

   MMOMarc Weustink, Michael Van Canneyt, Ondrej Pokorny11-30-2021 12:49 UTC
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3. Building 3.3.1 make fails for Win 32

   Start compiler 3.2.2 make.exe  all LINKSMART=1  CREATESMART=1  OPTIMIZE=1  OPT="" FPC=C:\FPC\fpc_3.2.2\32\gw\bin\i386-win32\fpc.exe make.exe[4]: Leaving directory…

   MJMartin Frb, J. Gareth Moreton11-26-2021 21:42 UTC
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4. Is this a bug? with A,B do overloaded_in_A_and_B

   From the doc https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/current/ref/refsu62.html#x172-19600013.2.8 In the below code both objects have a "procedure def;", but they differ in…

   MMartin Frb11-25-2021 13:14 UTC
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5. Cross-compiling and warnings from linker

   Using cross-compiler from x86-linux to arm-linux, I keep getting a lot of warnings at the linking stage of my programs, in the form: /opt/[...]/arm-linux-gnueabihf-ld:…

   SJPSergey Organov, Jonas Maebe, Pierre Muller11-23-2021 20:04 UTC
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6. The "magic div" algorithm

   I know I was told what the algorithm was already, but I can't find it in my email history, so I'm forced to ask again... is there a reference to the algorithm that's…

   JBCJ. Gareth Moreton, Benito van der Zander, Ched11-16-2021 18:01 UTC
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7. LLVM backend Pascal bindings?

   As a fun weekend project I wanted to follow along with the tutorial at https://llvm.org/docs/tutorial/index.html but I noticed the API in in C++ so it wouldn't be…

   RJRyan Joseph, Jonas Maebe11-14-2021 12:32 UTC
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8. Optimisation and thread safety

   I have a question when it comes to optimising memory reads and writes.  What are the rules for FPC when it comes to writing to memory and then reading from it later…

   JFMJ. Gareth Moreton, Florian Klämpfl, Michael Van Canneyt11-13-2021 12:09 UTC
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9. FreeBSD PowerPC64 Port

   Is there any interest in porting FPC to Freebsd/PowerPC64? I'm looking for some help with port FPC to FreeBSD on PowerPC. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks in…

   CFJCurtis Hamilton, Florian Klämpfl, Jonas Maebe11-4-2021 23:30 UTC
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10. Missing bootstrap compilers and feature request

    Most stand alone compilers for bootstrapping a new system are missing from recent releases: ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/dist/3.0.4/bootstrap/ [has 7 bootstrap…

    WWayne Sherman11-1-2021 20:58 UTC
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