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fpc-pascal · 2006-01

1. OOT: Pascal (especially FPC) on Linux community

   Hi all... Reading Linux community media (mostly lists and forums), I've seen that Pascal language is still considered as non-serious and toyish programming language. No…

   BAEBisma Jayadi, Adriaan van Os, Elio Cuevas Gómez2-1-2006 19:04 UTC
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2. Build date stamp

   Any way to put a date stamp into a binary that is compiled? I don't see a predefined symbol available. Any ideas or suggestions.

   LILL, Ivan Shikhalev, L5051-31-2006 06:13 UTC
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3. Using sqldb/firebird

   I'm trying to use firebird through sqldb but i'm having some problems that i don't know if is a bug or i'm missing something. Using fpc 202, sqldb svn, windows XP,…

   LMLuiz Americo, Michael Van Canneyt1-30-2006 23:29 UTC
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4. IDE-fpc messages

   ------------------ Compiler Version 2.0.2 Versio If you are using the crt unit, this could happen. Are you using the crt unit ? Michael. ------------------ i've resolved…

   Gguido ursoleo1-30-2006 22:38 UTC
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5. IDE fp (next)

   the output appears (also in xterm) like that (program hello! ) : _______ Running " miofile" |° Free pascal IDE Version 1.0.6 [2005/12/07] Hello World ! |° Compiler…

   GMguido ursoleo, Michael Van Canneyt1-30-2006 09:08 UTC
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6. A simple "exception handling" question

   I must not understand a fundamental concept here. Perhaps someone can point me in the right direction. {$mode Delphi} //Delphi or objfpc same results program hextest; //…

   BJLBob Richards, Jonas Maebe, L5051-30-2006 01:48 UTC
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7. IDE fp

   i've a problem with the output of IDE freepascal ( command fp ). I've linux installed and gnome terminal. I launch the IDE pascal typing the command $ fp, edit my source…

   GMГguido ursoleo, Marco van de Voort, Гено Рупски1-28-2006 14:37 UTC
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8. Null characters in ansistring

   If there is a null character in the middle or somewhere inside an ansistring, this does not affect it's length, correct? Unless casting with pchars in play. Reason I ask…

   LML505, Michael Van Canneyt1-27-2006 08:16 UTC
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9. Smartlinking

   I have built a Windows cross compiler for ARM It is working fine without smartlinking. When I activate smartlinking I get this error: Free Pascal Compiler version 2.0.2…

   CMPCarsten Bager, Marco van de Voort, Peter Vreman1-26-2006 11:41 UTC
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10. Ansistrings DLL/DSO hack (memory manager)

    Trustmaster sends me this trick/hack (as shown below) to avoid using CMEM in a dll/dso in order to get ansistrings working through a dll/dso. Comments? Find anything…

    LJLL, Jonas Maebe, L5051-25-2006 18:00 UTC
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11. RTL Swap function

    Is anyone using the Swap function that is in the RTL, and specifically the version that swaps high/low part of integer/dword sized types and bigger ? Where are you using…

    MMicha Nelissen1-24-2006 09:13 UTC
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12. internal error 200306184

    I am trying to freepascalize Dieter Köhler´s Open XML for Delphi, see http://www.philo.de/xml/. So far, I managed to flat all FPC errors, warnings, and hints. But when…

    WCFWolfram Kläger, constantijnw, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho1-24-2006 00:12 UTC
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13. option -Fc

    What codepages supported by option "-Fc"? Aleksey Y. Ulasevich (STAKANOV) icq:26493224 http://stakanov.nm.ru

    AAFAleksey Y. Ulasevich (STAKANOV, Alain Michaud, Florian Klaempfl1-23-2006 16:52 UTC
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14. method pointers

    FPC can´t assign value to address, where Delphi can. For example: TDomNode = class(TDomCustomNode); private ... FUserData : TUtilsWideStringList; FUserDataHandlers :…

    WJJWolfram Kläger, Jeff Pohlmeyer, Jonas Maebe1-22-2006 19:04 UTC
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15. Constants

    Hi I am programming to an embedded ARM platform and my question is, is it possible to force constants to stay in the code segment (constant strings etc.) In C you can do…

    CFMCarsten Bager, Florian Klaempfl, Marco van de Voort1-18-2006 22:01 UTC
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16. Altivec unit?

    Hello: Just ask if there is any ppcaltivec unit for freepascal, like mmx. If not i'll may convert the c ones from gcc so i can use the freevec lib under pascal. And a…

    EBKEduardo, Balogh, Karoly (Charlie/iNQ1-18-2006 18:20 UTC
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17. FreePascal in a FreeBSD

    I'm trying compile a project using FreePascal (2.0.2 [2005/11/17] for i386) in a FreeBSD 4.1. I can compile this project in Delphi (in a Windows) and Kylix (in a Debian),

    EJMEvandro Sestrem, Jonas Maebe, Marco van de Voort1-14-2006 14:35 UTC
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18. CMEM experiences in DLL

    In linux I get a segmentation fault at the very end of an executable program when using cmem.pp in a DSO and executable combination. (simple hello world not even calling…

    LL5051-14-2006 13:13 UTC
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19. AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: CPSR

    АнтиСПАМ: Ваше сообщение было удалено. Если Вы хотите, чтобы адресат получил Ваше следующее…

    CFctr_id: 1141323, Florian Klaempfl1-12-2006 15:21 UTC
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20. AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: CPSR

    АнтиСПАМ: Ваше сообщение было удалено. Если Вы хотите, чтобы адресат получил Ваше следующее…

    Cctr_id: 11413231-12-2006 15:14 UTC
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21. AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: CPSR

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    Cctr_id: 11413231-12-2006 15:12 UTC
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22. AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: CPSR

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    Cctr_id: 11413231-12-2006 15:09 UTC
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23. AntiSPAM: AntiSPAM: CPSR

    АнтиСПАМ: Ваше сообщение было удалено. Если Вы хотите, чтобы адресат получил Ваше следующее…

    Cctr_id: 11413231-12-2006 15:08 UTC
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24. AntiSPAM: CPSR

    ????????: ???? ????????? ???? ???????. ???? ?? ??????, ????? ??????? ??????? ???? ????????? ?????????, ?? ? ????? ????? ???? '????' ???????? ????? 'stakanov'. ???…

    Cctr_id: 11413231-12-2006 15:07 UTC
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25. CPSR

    I would like to do the following in assembler (ARM), so I can write out the Pascal variable pas_cpsr containing the CPSR register. Is it possible? asm mrs R0, CPSR…

    CCarsten Bager1-12-2006 15:03 UTC
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26. MacOSX linklib and framework

    Is there a way to use the $linklib directive for apple frameworks? For windows/linux/freebsd I can use the linklib directive with some ifdefs. Is this possible on apple…

    MJMattias Gaertner, Jonas Maebe1-11-2006 10:25 UTC
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27. Strange!!

    I'm a beinner at Pascal, (Ok was 10years since I did someting serious) and have noticed a strange thing when compiling with 2.0.2 version. This is the part where I read…

    PJPeter Rosendahl, Jonas Maebe1-9-2006 16:26 UTC
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28. Problem with FPC2.0.2 and windows

    I decided to improve an old program, I had written for windows, using FreePascal 1.0.10. Having downloaded FPC 2.0.2, I wanted to use this version, believing that the…

    HJMHans Mårtensson, Jonas Maebe, Martin Schreiber1-8-2006 19:56 UTC
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29. AnsiStrings and Memory Management

    two days ago i posted a comment about my experiences porting our database server to fpc. yesterday i tried to figure out where the speed differences between delphi and…

    AFMAdrian Veith, Florian Klaempfl, Matt Emson1-8-2006 10:31 UTC
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30. source file size ?

    i wanted to ask a question, before i spend time going down a road to implement it. are there any know limits on how big a source file can be for the FPC compiler ? i was…

    TFLTony Pelton, Florian Klaempfl, L5051-7-2006 22:43 UTC
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31. GTK2 and arm-linux

    Has anyone successfully used the GTK2-library for an arm-processor ? Today I tried the helloworld-demoes, which segfault. I tried gdb but didn't find anything (gdb is…

    KDKoenraad Lelong, Den Jean1-7-2006 21:43 UTC
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32. Ansistrings exported in DLL's - mystery

    Trustmaster from PSP project tells me he's been using Ansistrings in DLL without problems. The entire psp.furtopia.org website is running a DLL with ansistrings in it,…

    LEJL505, eduard stefan, Jonas Maebe1-5-2006 09:58 UTC
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33. MacOSX limited linker path length

    I run into some strange linker errors. Shorten the paths fixed the problem. The application has the following linker options: -k-framework -kcarbon -k-framework -kAGL…

    MJMattias Gaertner, Jonas Maebe1-4-2006 19:16 UTC
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34. const pchar parameters?

    When using pchars, what happens when one does this: function test(const input: pchar): integer; Is this a pointer to a pchar? Or is it just a pchar? i.e. below is bad:…

    LAJL505, Alain Michaud, Jonas Maebe1-4-2006 08:15 UTC
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35. StrToQWord seems missing

    I want to covert a string to qword, but strtoqword seems to be missing? I could use StrToInt64 like in the program below, but I am worried, that if I recompile the RTL…

    VFVincent Snijders, Florian Klaempfl1-3-2006 22:16 UTC
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36. Executable size question

    Helo everyone, I would like to ask why are exes generated by FPC so big? Simple writeln('Hi'); has about 28 KB. Old FPC 1.0.0 for example created for the same code only…

    PFLPianoman, Florian Klaempfl, L5051-3-2006 17:52 UTC
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