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fpc-pascal · 2005-05

1. FPC version 2.0.0 officially released.

   The FPC team is pleased to announce the availability of version 2.0.0 of the Free Pascal Compiler. This is the new stable version of the compiler. Versions numbered…

   MAFMichael Van Canneyt, Anandu R Suri, Florian Klaempfl6-17-2005 10:13 UTC
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2. TComObject support

   I'm trying to convert some Delphi Source to FPC which derives a class from TComObject and uses a unit ComServ. Both seem to be not available under FPC, nor under…

   SMSebastian Schuberth, Michael Van Canneyt6-12-2005 19:39 UTC
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3. Port of TechnoJocks Turbo Toolkit?

   Wondering if there is a Linux port of Bob Ainsbury's excellent "TechnoJocks Turbo Toolkit" from the TP4/5 days. I was digging through Google and some mailing list…

   DFJDan Clough, Florian Klaempfl, Jonas Maebe6-3-2005 18:47 UTC
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4. TObjectList in Contnrs in FCL (doc, usage)?

   I would like to use TObjectList from Contnrs (because it occurs in some Delphi application that I wish to compile with FreePascal). There are two problems: (1) The…

   TLMTom Verhoeff, Luiz Américo, Michael Van Canneyt6-3-2005 11:06 UTC
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5. Optimizer in 2.0

   I am newbie with fpc (but not with pascal, which I use more than 20y now). We have lot of existing delphi code, which some of it, I want to port to new platforms - and…

   AFPAdrian Veith, Florian Klaempfl, Peter Vreman6-1-2005 14:47 UTC
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6. Past list archives

   I have just joined the fpc Pascal list. I have looked over the guiedlines and thank you for providing the list service. I saw a link on the mailman signup list that…

   MGJMike's Mail, Gerhard Scholz, Jonas Maebe6-1-2005 11:30 UTC
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7. Re: fpc-pascal Digest, Vol 9, Issue 39

   Sure, but we have to accept that no matter how well-established it was before Borland, it was the Borland compilers which usurped the throne for the sake of a…

   ALAngelo Bertolli, listmember5-30-2005 20:48 UTC
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8. memory map

   Hi, how can i save some memory area to file bypassing the windows memory protection. For example I would like to see first four mb of my RAM and make a memory image on…

   PAMPianoman, Alexey Pavluchenko, Michael Van Canneyt5-30-2005 09:17 UTC
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9. Re: type declarations

   Then why did this confuse you? And why on earth would you want to weaken Pascal's rules which happen to be its strengths? There is no reason why a developer shouldn't…

   ALLAngelo Bertolli, L505, listmember5-30-2005 03:42 UTC
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10. type definitions etc

    For quite some time I have been using FreePascal for occasional programming (windows programs); it works fine, so I don't post so many stupid questions to this list any…

    HFJHans Maartensson, Florian Klaempfl, Jeff Pohlmeyer5-29-2005 20:19 UTC
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11. Error: cannot find -lcurses

    I have a problem with FreePascal 1.0.10 under SuSE 9.1. If I want to compile source code, which makes use of the keyboard unit, I get the following error message:…

    PFGPeter Schrei, Florian Klaempfl, Greenblatt5-29-2005 16:52 UTC
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12. help me to install freepascal to Yellow Dog Linux on PowerMacintosh G5

    Hello. im trying to install fpc into my home directory. i fetch fpc source via cvs. fpc]$ make all make: -iVSPTPSOTO: Command not found make: -iSP: Command not found…

    NJNurmukhamed Artykaly, Jonas Maebe5-29-2005 12:36 UTC
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13. Libraries and compiler option problems

    When making a DLL, I noticed that certain compiler options must be off in order for it to work. Problem: I had both strip symbols option on and smart linking options on.…

    LL5055-29-2005 05:06 UTC
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14. string in variant array is cropped?

    I never playing around with variant using FPC before, until last night. :D Currently I'm using FPC 2.0.0 (downloaded from SF) on Pentium III with WinXP SP 2. I found a…

    BJMBisma Jayadi, Jonas Maebe, Marco van de Voort5-26-2005 08:39 UTC
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15. exit ?

    new pascal guy, but not a new programmer. i'm used to being able to use the "return" reserved word in Java and 'C' to be able to short circuit the execution of a…

    TAJTony Pelton, Adriaan van Os, Jonas Maebe5-26-2005 07:00 UTC
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16. sending Emails from within freepascal

    We need a program, running under Linux and windows, that is able to send Emails. With Linux I can call sendmail. Is there an easy way for sending Emails from within…

    RAARudolf Harney, Adriaan van Os, Artur Kornilowicz5-25-2005 23:42 UTC
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17. SizeOf(File) SizeOf(FileRec)

    I have been playing around with Free Pascal for OS/2 but have stumbled into a problem. I can't compile sockets.pas as SizeOf(File) SizeOf(FileRec). So I made a test…

    SCFSøren Ager, chromdildo, Florian Klaempfl5-25-2005 10:21 UTC
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18. Arrays in debugger; No range errors on arrays

    I'm playing with FPC 2.0.0 on OS X 10.3.9 using Xcode 1.5. I run the following little program... program dumpmePascal; uses EmptyPlaceHolderUnit; var i : integer;…

    LFJLance Boyle, Florian Klaempfl, Jonas Maebe5-25-2005 08:23 UTC
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19. Compile error

    I used to use Turbo Pascal years ago and thought I'd try Free Pascal. I'm running Suse 9.2, but every time I try to compile or run one of the Error: Error while linking…

    NCINeil Kittipalo, CoLinux505, Inga Petuhhov5-24-2005 20:18 UTC
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20. GUID code

    Can anyone let me have a snippet of (or pointers to) code that generates GUI. I mean the whole code for CreateGUI() --one that does not use OS's GUID stuff. Ray

    LFMlistmember, Florian Klaempfl, Marco van de Voort5-22-2005 02:21 UTC
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21. Re: ReadLn issues a warning

    It does not need to be. The warning is bogus. This is a bug. Michael.

    MGPMichael Van Canneyt, Gerhard Scholz, Peter Vreman5-20-2005 11:11 UTC
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22. Executable size compiler 1.96 vs 1.06

    With compiler version 1.96, one of my command line applications is 1MB (win32) With the 1.0.6 compiler (using dev pascal) it is just 100KB. (win32) On linux, 1.96 the…

    LMPL505, Marco van de Voort, Peter Vreman5-17-2005 10:03 UTC
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23. terminal width/height

    Is there a function to query the terminal width and height, as a number of characters? For example, in windows 98, the terminal is always 80 characters wide, but the…

    DCLDavid Emerson, CoLinux505, L5055-16-2005 18:43 UTC
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24. ppcrossarm

    Switching from version 1.9.5 to version 1.9.9 gives me the following problem; the compiler cannot find the assembler. The assembler (as) and linker (ld) are in the same…

    CDFCarsten Bager, Den Jean, Florian Klaempfl5-16-2005 12:05 UTC
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25. Re: Mattias Gaertner: regexpr

    Knock knock, is anyone home on Sunday in Netherlands and elsewhere? The list is quiet... ;-) Well, I looked through the Lazarus sources and Synedit sources, because I…

    LL5055-15-2005 22:10 UTC
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26. Varriable number of parameters

    Hi, how can I create procedure with undefined number of parrameters. Writeln is example of what I am looking for for example procedure add(a,b,c,.... var result) Pianoman

    PAMPianoman, Anandu R Suri, Michael Van Canneyt5-12-2005 11:23 UTC
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27. Lazarus install failure

    After a successful "make all" of cvs lazarus, I tried a "make install" (as root) which failed: ... ... /usr/local/bin/ppc386 -gl -dgtk1 -Fu../../units/i386/linux -Fu.…

    BBob Barry5-11-2005 18:42 UTC
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28. building docs from cvs

    I am not an experienced latex user. I tried simple "make html" in the "docs" directory, as recommended by README, and error messages led me to get packages:…

    BFMBob Barry, Florian Klaempfl, Marco van de Voort5-11-2005 08:35 UTC
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29. freepascal website programmed in...?

    The freepascal.org website and community is programmed in.... CGI/pascal? ;-) curious... Lars

    LMRL505, Michael Van Canneyt, Rimgaudas Laucius5-10-2005 18:58 UTC
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30. index to all RTL procedures and functions

    The following script generates an index to all RTL procedures and functions. As a newbie to fpc I find this useful. Sorry - the index is html, and is derived from html,…

    BBob Barry5-8-2005 19:26 UTC
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31. fpc searchpath for ppc386

    Fpc from cvs compiled OK, but fpc cannot find ppc386. I tried a few environment variables, but none worked: asterix:bin> export PP=/usr/local/lib/fpc/1.9.9/ppc386…

    BBob Barry5-7-2005 17:05 UTC
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32. [fpc-pascal]

    I am writing an operating system using your Free Pascal Compilier 1.0.10. Most of my code is based on the IA32 opcodes in $ASMMODE INTEL. I have two problems, both are…

    AJLAnandu R Suri, John Coppens, listmember5-6-2005 23:03 UTC
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33. About the bug report #3931

    About the bug report #3931 [...] Use "jmp dword ptr @@FwdJumpTable[ecx*4]" Don't use "nop" to align, use the "align" instruction (Yes, FPC is better than Delphi :-) mm

    MMarcel Martin5-5-2005 14:23 UTC
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34. Re: ReAllocMem problem (?)

    MJJMicha Nelissen, Jilani Khaldi, Jonas Maebe5-5-2005 14:21 UTC
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35. Runtime error 123

    What is Runtime error 123? It's not documented in the User Manual, but appears to be associated with the eof function. Mark

    MJMark Emerson, John Coppens5-5-2005 00:49 UTC
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36. Fpc on MAC OS X/Carbon with Xcode

    Please let me know if this is the wrong list for this issue. I'm building the default carbon application for fpc with Xcode integration, and the application crashes with…

    AOAlain Vitry, Olle Raab5-2-2005 22:50 UTC
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37. Re: gtk2 example "gtkglext"

    Michalis - That's it! Thanks, I've fixed my upgrade script so it won't happen again. Bob

    BBob Barry5-1-2005 20:04 UTC
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38. FPC and Memory

    Yes, this is interisting but I'd like for example to create a memory image of some part of ram to see exactly what is there. In old dos days it was possible to do like…

    PAMPianoman, Alexey Pavluchenko, Marco van de Voort5-1-2005 11:26 UTC
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