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fpc-pascal · 2009-11

1. sysutils.beep doesn't beep under Linux?

   I'm porting some code which "beeps" the console. When I use sysutils.beep() it doesn't work under Linux. What's the easiest way to accomplish this? Thanks. -- Bruce…

   BAABruce Bauman, Andrew Haines, Anthony Walter2-15-2010 20:47 UTC
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2. private integer is an illegal counter variable

   If I define a private integer: TDemo = class(TCustomApplication) private i: integer; ... and in a protected method I use it: for i := 0 to List.Count - 1 do ... then I…

   JFFJuha Manninen, Flávio Etrusco, Frank Peelo12-2-2009 23:04 UTC
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3. readonly variables

   is it possible to set a variable in a programm as a readonly variable? I would set a variable at a position in the runing programm. Since this time the variable should…

   MAAMarkus Glugla, Aleksa Todorovic, Andrew Hall12-2-2009 09:52 UTC
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4. (Generic) Container Classes

   I submitted a TStringHashMap class to CCR. I also created a wiki page: http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/StringHashMap I made a comprehensive demo program for it. It…

   JLVJuha Manninen, leledumbo, Vincent Snijders11-30-2009 03:44 UTC
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5. Interfaces via implements keyword

   Hi all I've got a non-obvious class hierarchy with interfaces involved. The problem is that, I thought "property ... implements ...;" construction fully substitute for…

   DAFDenis Golovan, Andrew Hall, Florian Klaempfl11-28-2009 10:39 UTC
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6. Troubles with CGI and POST content

   Hello together! I'm working on a little personal website and encountered a very strange problem with the content that is sent by a form: I run the attached CGI test…

   SJSven Barth, Joost van der Sluis11-27-2009 21:22 UTC
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7. Split and Join

   FPC's strutils or other libraries still don't have functions for splitting a string to a list and joining a list of strings again to one string, given a delimiter as a…

   JLMJuha Manninen, Luca Olivetti, Mattias Gaertner11-27-2009 21:07 UTC
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8. Pascal grammar for FPC.

   Hello. In order to get translations from FPC to Ada language, I have updated P2Ada translator http://sourceforge.net/projects/p2ada. I add a new ObjP2Ada branch. The…

   PPascal11-27-2009 17:40 UTC
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9. make CPU_TARGET=arm OS_TARGET=linux ignores both flags

   I'm trying to cross compile FPC 2.5.1 in Linux 64 bit (in Arch Linux) to arm (eabi) cpu. When I'm using make CPUT_TARGET=arm OS=TARGET=linux all The make file build an…

   IHJik, Henry Vermaak, Jonas Maebe11-27-2009 10:56 UTC
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10. TCgiApplication in cgiapp unit - mostly deprecated

    Most of the methods in TCgiApplication (located in cgiapp unit) is marked as deprecated. There is no documentation for this unit, so I do not know much about it. If all…

    GMGraeme Geldenhuys, Michael Van Canneyt11-27-2009 10:18 UTC
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11. Where do I contribute units to?

    Hi all I have translated a C header file for interfacing with a National Instruments data acquisition device. This is a standalone, independant unit which will rarely if…

    WJWimpie Nortje, Jonas Maebe11-26-2009 12:09 UTC
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12. sqldb, oracle, and mac os x

    I'm writing a program which connects to a remote Oracle server using sqlDB (TOracleConnection). TOracleConnection keeps telling me that Oracle client library…

    BMBee Jay, Michael Van Canneyt11-26-2009 09:35 UTC
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13. Re: cpu

    it compiles out of the box with the 2.2.4 go32v2 compiler. You will want to add a {$CALLING PASCAL} statement at the top of the units - some assembly code assumes some…

    SFJSchatzl Thomas, Florian Klaempfl, Jonas Maebe11-26-2009 08:37 UTC
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14. Escaping keywords

    Hello Developers There's Delphi compatibility feature to escape keyword with "&" character. Is there any way to turn the feature off or enable a hint or a note about the…

    Ddmitry boyarintsev11-24-2009 22:06 UTC
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15. Subversion server making hickups...

    Hi. For unknown reasons the svn2.freepascal.org subversion server seem to make hick-ups when I do an update. I get the error: svn: Can't find a temporary directory:…

    TVTorsten Bonde Christiansen, Vincent Snijders11-24-2009 09:16 UTC
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16. Re: Illegal type conversion errors in FPC 2.5.1

    Thanks. It compiles and works now. In the latest Delphi VirtualTreeView version the typecast is changed to Byte or Word depending on the element count in a set. I…

    JJJuha Manninen, Jonas Maebe11-23-2009 19:51 UTC
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17. Generic type declaration example versus manual.

    Hello. In example tgeneric16.pp (from FPC 2.2.4 sources) the generic type TStack is declared as: type { TStack } generic TStack<T> = class(TObject) public procedure…

    PAFPascal, Anthony Walter, Florian Klaempfl11-23-2009 08:42 UTC
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18. Using C functions

    Is there any way to use a C library that use the __fastcall calling convention?

    WAIWimpie Nortje, Andrew Haines, Ivo Steinmann11-22-2009 16:59 UTC
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19. How does inline work?

    I'm trying to use inline to remove unnecessary debugging code, such as the following code, with FPC 2.3.1 on Windows, when compiling for production. However when I…

    TJJThierry Coq, Jonas Maebe, JoshyFun11-22-2009 14:27 UTC
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20. MSEide+MSEgui rev. 2.2beta2

    MSEide+MSEgui rev. 2.2beta2 for FPC 2.2.4 and 2.4 has been released: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mseide-msegui/files/ There is an experimental x84_64_linux version…

    MMartin Schreiber11-21-2009 07:32 UTC
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21. How to solve "variable does not seem to be initialized" compiler hint.

    And how do I solve this compiler hint? Normally I use FillChar(), but here it made no difference. The hint no simply moved to the line containing FillChar() call. :-(…

    GACGraeme Geldenhuys, Aleksa Todorovic, cobines11-20-2009 16:31 UTC
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22. One experience with the unit serial

    one more question regarding the unit serial. I use the following function to get one single byte form a serial port, which has been open before with seropen: function…

    HBGHolger Bruns, Brad Campbell, Gustavo Enrique Jimenez11-20-2009 11:43 UTC
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23. How to solve "Conversion between ordinals and pointers is not portable"

    How to I solve this compiler hint? I've managed to get DCPCrypt compiled and running successfully (with my current tests) under 64-bit FPC & Linux. But I still have…

    GADGraeme Geldenhuys, Aleksa Todorovic, dmitry boyarintsev11-20-2009 04:36 UTC
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24. Microsoft SAPI

    Does anyone know of Pascal binding for Microsoft SAPI that can be used with FPC ? Ido http://ik.homelinux.org/

    IMik, Marco van de Voort11-19-2009 12:57 UTC
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25. using popen() and assign/reset

    I'm trying to get unix.popen() running. The RTL.pdf says the file opened with popen (stdin for reading here) has to be reset or rewritten. The example does not do…

    MMMarc Santhoff, Marco van de Voort11-19-2009 10:51 UTC
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26. question about FpTimes in BaseUnix package

    I am using the FpTimes function from the BaseUnix package. The documentation says it returns -1 on an error, otherwise the number of clock ticks since boot time.…

    BHJBruce Bauman, Henry Vermaak, Jonas Maebe11-18-2009 19:07 UTC
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27. Is there a way to declare a static varible in a function body?

    Is there a way to declare a static varible in a function body? the varible should remain the value assigned from last call. thanks

    YFyu ping, Frank Peelo11-18-2009 12:53 UTC
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28. IOPL - how to use it?

    I am currently running the fpc in version 2.2.2-8, and I have some problems to get iopl and fpiopl working. It seems, the units oldlinux and x86 are not available to…

    HHolger Bruns11-18-2009 11:37 UTC
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29. Web interface for public.mseide-msegui.talk

    Wahono activated a web interface with search function for public.mseide-msegui.talk: http://msegui.org/fudforum/index.php?t=thread&frm_id=2&S=a0f13320c71aa14a269ca8b4d05f…

    MMartin Schreiber11-17-2009 17:16 UTC
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30. Re: Installing "fpc-2.4.0-0.rc1.src.rpm" to OpenSuse 11.2

    Right, yes. It is /usr/src/packages. I was looking for /usr/share/fpcsrc or similar like older Suse packages have. I found the Programmer's guide under Documentation on…

    JJPJuha Manninen, Joost van der Sluis, Paul Ishenin11-17-2009 14:05 UTC
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31. Parameter with no type defined?

    If I have a declaration as follows... what type is InData and OutData? Pointers? If it is a generic Pointer type, then why doesn't developers simply declare it as…

    GDGraeme Geldenhuys, dmitry boyarintsev11-17-2009 07:44 UTC
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32. const records passed incorrectly

    Hi all. I am new to fpc and linux in general, though I do have a long time experience with Delphi. I was writing some code basic system (using the libc library) when I…

    AEFAnthony Walter, Eduardo Morras, Florian Klaempfl11-16-2009 19:04 UTC
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33. Lazarus

    Is here a contact person who is developing lazarus? May be everyone is interested in this: When searching text in lazarus, always the preconfiguration is 'searching from…

    RJMRainer Stratmann, Jonas Maebe, Martin11-16-2009 10:06 UTC
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34. one question FPC

    I have a program in Pascal that compiles correctly on windows 32-bit but when I compile on windows 64-bit give me the following errors: Compiling…

    LJMLidia Stanganelli, Jonas Maebe, Marc Weustink11-15-2009 18:49 UTC
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35. Ubuntu PPA for fpc 2.4rc1?

    will somebody please create an Ubuntu PPA for newer releases of fpc? ;-) I guess this would be trivial to the maintainer of fpc packages in Ubuntu, but if it's not the…

    FMFlávio Etrusco, Matthias Klumpp11-13-2009 12:39 UTC
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36. Compiler Warning: Constructor should be public

    I've searched the list archives related to the subject of the fpc warning "Constructor should be public" and am unsure as to the resolution of this issue, or would…

    AFGAnthony Walter, Flávio Etrusco, Graeme Geldenhuys11-11-2009 19:04 UTC
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37. Any Way to catch endless loop in fpc in Wince?

    Hi Is there a way (or a 3rd party component or a library) to catch an endless loop after x seconds in applications running on arm Wince? View this message in context:…

    EJJepergola, Jonas Maebe, JoshyFun11-11-2009 10:47 UTC
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38. h2pas truncates strings

    Hallo I am trying to convert a .h to pascal with h2pas. The header file contains many declarations with lines of 400 characters or longer. h2pas creates the *.tmp.h file…

    WHWimpie Nortje, Henry Vermaak11-10-2009 16:46 UTC
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39. GDB for 64 bit Windows ?

    i have build a native ppcx64 in windows 7 64 bit. But i can't find a 64 bit version of GDB in http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpcbuild/trunk/install/binw64. Is the 32 bit…

    DVDimitrios Chr. Ioannidis, Vincent Snijders11-10-2009 11:29 UTC
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40. Stopping daemon in linux

    Hi I am writing an application using lazdaemon. How does one stop the daemon gracefully, ie not killing it. The wiki says the daemon runs until it receives the TERM…

    WHJWimpie Nortje, Henry Vermaak, Jonas Maebe11-9-2009 21:34 UTC
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41. Why can't 64bit FPC cross-compile 32bit

    What can the 32bit FPC compiler (currently I run under Linux) cross-compile to 32bit Windows or 64bit Linux. But the 64bit FPC (Linux) can only cross-compile to other…

    GFJGraeme Geldenhuys, Florian Klaempfl, Jonas Maebe11-9-2009 16:18 UTC
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42. Stack checking in dynamic libraries

    I have found out the following during development of my project and wanted to ask for some explanation. I have a dynamic library which is dynamically loaded from the main

    CJJcobines, Jonas Maebe, Joost van der Sluis11-9-2009 12:27 UTC
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43. TCustomApplication and QApplication

    I'm trying to write a console program that uses some features of QT (webkit and printing from webkit) using FPC 2.2.5 QT have QApplication that I require to use because…

    ILik, leledumbo11-9-2009 08:16 UTC
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44. Understanding valgrind logs

    I'm trying to figure out valgrind's log about a program I wrote in Pascal using FPC. I have a lot of the following messages:\ ==30348== Mismatched free() / delete /…

    IJik, Jonas Maebe11-8-2009 14:34 UTC
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45. Debugger for the fpc available?

    while writing some Pascal code, I am still looking for a debugger, which works like the turbo debugger, in a similar way. I would love it to get a clue. Best regards,…

    HDMHolger Bruns, David Emerson, Mattias Gaertner11-8-2009 10:24 UTC
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46. Forin Test

    I've play with forin construction. To my work I need more than one per collection. In attach is one of example program. Can someone review it. is this proper…

    DDPdarekm, Dariusz Mazur, Paul Ishenin11-8-2009 04:02 UTC
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47. Windows Seven and SVN source install

    I just got a laptop that came with Windows Seven. I have complete automation scripts with my Ubuntu boxes but NONE of the commands to "make" FPC translate for me. I…

    AJMAndrew Brunner, Jonas Maebe, Marco van de Voort11-7-2009 20:36 UTC
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48. Is there call back function when read resourcestring

    Is there call back function when read string resourcestring, like as resourcestring sHello := 'Hello'; s:= sHello; //<-- here like TWideStringManager is there a manager…

    ZMZaher Dirkey, Michael Van Canneyt11-7-2009 16:55 UTC
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49. fpc and Sqlite UDF

    Hi Anybody has written custom UDF for Sqlite 3 using fpc? If so kindly help me with some hints to get started. regards Nataraj

    NILNataraj S Narayan, Ivo Steinmann, Luiz Americo Pereira Camara11-6-2009 18:50 UTC
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50. G_TYPE for custom class

    Hello! I have the following part of GLib-C-Code: typedef struct SomeObject SomeObject; typedef struct SomeObjectClass SomeObjectClass; GType some_object_get_type (void);…

    MMatthias Klumpp11-6-2009 16:09 UTC
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