Thank you for the latest FreePascal update for OS/2. Unfortunately, I am unable to run the install.exe program which comes with the os2196.zip distribution. It seems that the IDE-type window comes up but the program terminates immediately. This happens too fast for me to be sure what comes up. There are no error messages written to the screen, as it is cleared when the program terminates. Further, there are no entries in popuplog.os2 on the boot drive.

I have tried to run this from a DOS box, using rsx, but get the following error message (which might not be related):

--------------------------------------------------- $ install.exe
process 2 get hardware fault 5 (bound check) at 1D writing core file

Process terminated by SIGILL
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Regards, Arnstein.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnstein Prytz
School of Maths and Physics ph: 61-7-47815183 James Cook University fax: 61-7-47815880 Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
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On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 08:56:36 +1000, Arnstein Prytz wrote

You could try to run the install program with "-l" parameter to get install.log created (in the same directory). However, it might be empty anyway (but it would at least show how far it gets - if it isn't created at all, it's some kind of information too) - anyway, either send the created file, or a note that it wasn't 'll potentially build a debug version of the install program and send it to you. I'd need to know your OS/2 version (including installed fixpacks) too.

I have tried to run this from a DOS box, using rsx, but get the following error message (which might not be related):

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This isn't related - this build is a native one (at least with regard to API functions used in RTL etc.), no EMX functions are used, i.e. no possibility to run created executables under DOS (as opposed to previous builds, where at least base RTL supported both - however, FV was never working under DOS anyway). As a temporary workaround (to get FPC installed, so you can continue in your testing), you could use the GO32v2 install program (ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/beta/i386-go32v2-1.9.6/separate/install.exe).

Thanks for your report

Tomas

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 09:05:36 +0100, Tomas Hajny wrote

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Sorry, forget about my previous message. The reason got already known in between, we'll provide a fixed version of install.exe (for all of OS/2, GO32v2 and Win32). :-(

Tomas

From: "Tomas Hajny"
To: Arnstein Prytz ,
FPC developers' list
Subject: Re: [fpc-devel] OS/2 install program Date sent: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 17:39:35 +0100

> > Thank you for the latest FreePascal update for OS/2. > > Unfortunately, I am unable to run the install.exe program which

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Sorry, forget about my previous message. The reason got already known in between, we'll provide a fixed version of install.exe (for all of OS/2, GO32v2 and Win32). :-(

Hopefully fixed now, sorry for troubles. You can only download the updated install.exe and install.dat from the directory containing individual packages (.../separate/ on ftp.freepascal.org).

Tomas

Dear Tomas,

Hopefully fixed now, sorry for troubles...

Hey. Don't worry about it. I'm just chuffed that someone is putting effort into the OS/2 port. Minor hiccups are of no consequence to me.

Thank you.

Regards, Arnstein.
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School of Maths and Physics ph: 61-7-47815183 James Cook University fax: 61-7-47815880 Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
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