fpc-pascal · 2021-02
- Why has the tkFloat default value changed?5
In FPC 3.2.0 the default "Default" value of a single/double property has changed from $80000000 (fpc 3.0.4) to 0. This breaks TWriter. The $80000000 means the property…
- Strange output from make when building 3.2.04
I am installing fpc 3.2.0 on a notebook running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS When I execute make clean and make sourceinstall I get this strange output message: :~/dev/fpc/3.2.0$…
- Lazarus Release 2.0.121
The Lazarus team is glad to announce the release of Lazarus 2.0.12. This release was built with FPC 3.2.0. Here is the list of changes for Lazarus and Free Pascal:…
- 50 Years of Pascal3
I thought this might interest folks. Apologies if I am late to the party. https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/3/250705-50-years-of-pascal/fulltext Liam Proven –…
- Generic routines for both dynamic array and other collections12
I am trying to write some generic routines for working with containers. For example, GetLength function: unit u; {$MODE FPC} {$MODESWITCH DEFAULTPARAMETERS} {$MODESWITCH…
- Traits Proposal103
We had talked about this some time ago and it's been rattling around in my brain so I wanted to write it down into a formal proposal where we can discuss it and…
- Questions from Semi-Beginner6
Title: OS Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 – Free Pascal Consequences ? I am currently running under Windows 7 but I MUST upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. My questions…
- self corrupted after jump to overridden method1
I have a strange bug, that suddenly Self becomes a random value when calling an overridden virtual method. It happens when activating a TCustomSQLQuery. Below is a gdb…
- compiling on command line linux3
Today I had to compile a program on my Linux server. The program was written for windows and needed libraries synapse and lazutils, and they were missing from the server.
- Windows Defender considers fp.exe a malicious program14
As of trunk r48648, Windows Defender deletes fp.exe after compilation because it considers it an infected file. It claims that fp.exe is infected with…
- Value:x:y syntax4
At https://lists.freepascal.org/pipermail/fpc-devel/2021-February/043569.html I saw the syntax "value: x: y". What is the name of this and where is it documented? I did…
- How to handle fpc.cfg on Ubuntu with 3.0.4 and 3.2.0 co-existing?8
I have an Ubuntu 18.04 laptop on which I have installed fpc 3.0.4/Lazarus 2.0.8 from sources via svn almost a year back into *my home dir*. No system-wide install. Now I…
- Statically linked-in fpc code10
I am getting crashes on Mac OS X 10.8.5 in a C-program with statically linked-in fpc code. The crashes seem related to fpc unit initialisation. This happens with…
- PTCGraph Causing 2177
I've been having issues with PTCGraph causing a runtime Error 217 : EAccessViolation: Access violation at seemingly random times in my program. The error is always on a…