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fpc-pascal · 2021-08

1. Hello, new Pascal programmer. had a question!

   I am a new programmer, and I thought I'd learn Pascal. I saw that with FreePascal, most users are using Lazarus. I don't want to use this and would rather work in the…

   JABjoseph turco, Armin Linder, Bart9-3-2021 11:28 UTC
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2. Example for unit paszlib

   Is there an example for the unit paszlib? This does not work: https://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/paszlib I have Lazarus 2.0.0 FPC 3.0.4 May be there are different…

   RMRainer Stratmann, Michael Van Canneyt8-26-2021 17:34 UTC
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3. Bookmark, TBookmarkStr, TBytes and BytesOf

   Hello: Freepascal 3.2.0. Windows 7-32bits TMyObject=class   private     fDset:TDataset;    function GetBookmark:TBookmarkStr; ... end; function…

   SLMSantiago A., LacaK, Michael Van Canneyt8-26-2021 15:03 UTC
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4. Raise exception in libray which will not halt host application

   is there way how to raise exception in library without using SysUtils? Now I call System.RunError() in case unexpected situation occurs in library (DLL), but this exits…

   LMSLacaK, Michael Van Canneyt, Sven Barth8-26-2021 11:39 UTC
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5. function const default argument

   Hello: Freepascal 3.2.0. Windows 7-32bits I have these functions: function F(const x:extended; const delta:extended=1E-8):extended; function G(const x:extended; const…

   SMOSantiago A., Michael Van Canneyt, Ondrej Pokorny8-26-2021 08:53 UTC
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6. Conditional compilation using {$IFOPT ...} and {$IF OPTION(...)}

   looking at https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/prog/progsu126.html#x139-1400002.4.1 There is mentioned "OPTION(opt)" with comment: "evaluates to TRUE if a compiler…

   LMLacaK, Michael Van Canneyt8-26-2021 06:58 UTC
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7. FreePascal inc file

   I tried to compile something that used "osunits.inc" on a Raspberry Pi. I couldn't find the file. Yes I installed fpc-source. Terry H.

   TTerry A. Haimann8-23-2021 19:46 UTC
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8. Better way to handle callback types

   FPC has a number of function pointer types and eventually will have another in "reference to" closures. This presents a problem of how the programmer can make a function…

   RJMRyan Joseph, Jonas Maebe, Michael Van Canneyt8-21-2021 21:20 UTC
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9. Explicit Interface implementation and inheritance

   Why is interface implementation not inherited, if explicit implementation is used. Example. Here are interfaces: IAAA = interface procedure MethodA; end; IBBB =…

   DJDmitry Boyarintsev, Jean SUZINEAU8-15-2021 06:47 UTC
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10. How to get fpc and lazarus sources when svn has shut down?

    I have for many years been using an install script I wrote to install a complete freepascal/lazarus dev environment on Raspberry Pi devices. The script uses subversion…

    BBCBo Berglund, Bart, Christo Crause8-13-2021 14:19 UTC
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11. How to use XMLCfg?

    Tried Laz2_XMLCfg unit. Result is «Project createxml raised exception class 'External SIGSEGV'. In file 'C:\lazarus\components\lazutils\laz2_xmlcfg.pas' at line 165:…

    AVAbuy, Vojtěch Čihák8-9-2021 10:21 UTC
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12. FPC move to mantis completed

    After several technical issues (8 tries were needed to convert the FPC sources to git), the move from svn/mantis to gitlab has been completed. The FPC sources are now…

    MMichael Van Canneyt8-8-2021 09:13 UTC
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13. Old Mantis issue broken URL redirection

    URL redirection of old mantis issue to Gitlab  is not working https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=[issue id] redirects to…

    ZMZamrony P. Juhara, Michael Van Canneyt8-4-2021 05:55 UTC
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