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fpc-pascal · 2023-04

1. VASM upgrade to 1.9 breaks cross compiler build

   Good Afternoon. After a long break, I decided to start work/play on the Sinclair QL FPC cross compiler. I noticed that using any release of the vasm assembler, from 1.9…

   NDKNorman Dunbar, Derek, Karoly Balogh5-15-2023 14:53 UTC
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2. Forking the GitLab FPC Source repository

   Good Afternoon All. I'm attempting to fork the FPC Source repository on GitLab so that I can occasionally make some updates to the M68K Sinclair QL cross compiler RTL…

   NCGNorman Dunbar, Christo Crause, Graeme Geldenhuys5-1-2023 20:28 UTC
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3. StrIComp

   Just a very minor question: Is it intentional that StrIComp (from the strings unit) gives an access violation if one of its arguments is NIL? I hardly work with PChars…

   TBThomas Kurz, Bart4-29-2023 21:00 UTC
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4. Building fpc trunk on Linux: Could not find unit directory for dependency package "rtl" required for package "a52"

   I am lost :/ I installed FPC 3.2.2 from the TAR file as described here: https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/user/usersu5.html I did "sudo ./install" and kept everything…

   OOndrej Pokorny4-27-2023 20:57 UTC
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5. How to use StrToDateTime() to convert a string with no delimiters?

   I have a device that sends data over the serial port with a timestamp in this format: (230424194642W) This is coded as yymmddhhnnss and the last char designates daylight…

   BMTBo Berglund, Michael Van Canneyt, Thomas Kurz4-25-2023 19:59 UTC
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6. Oberon-0

   Any suggestions for running simple Oberon-0 programs on the MacOSX command-line ? EIther by emulating its RISC processor or by changing the Oberon-0 compiler ? I prefer…

   AMRAdriaan van Os, Markus Greim, Ralf Quint4-20-2023 15:21 UTC
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7. Is there a Pos() function for TBytes?

   I am transferring data via serial comm and they wind up inside a TBytes dyn array. Now I want to easily find a certain pattern of bytes inside that array, but how? I…

   BAMBo Berglund, Alexey Torgashin, Michael Van Canneyt4-20-2023 09:33 UTC
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8. IRC channel for FreePascal support ?

   Is there an offical IRC channel for asking questions about the FreePascal compiler ? I tried asking questions in #fpc on Libera Chat, but when I refused to upload the…

   JCEJacob Kroon, Christo Crause, Elmar Haneke4-18-2023 11:19 UTC
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9. DateUtils: (Try)ModifiedJulianDateToDateTime not implemented

   I have seen that the functions for dealing with modified Julian dates are documented as "not yet implemented". Is there a particular reason for that? If not, I'd make an…

   TMThomas Kurz, Michael Van Canneyt4-17-2023 09:01 UTC
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10. Pause Key

    Does anyone know what's up with the Pause key in Windows? Is there some way to tell if it was pushed? I have a need for the user to pause execution of my Freepascal…

    JADJames Richters, Alexey Torgashin, Dennis Lee Bieber4-16-2023 20:14 UTC
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11. sound(FREQUENCY) on Linux ?

    On DOS and Windows programs using Turbo Pascal, I did the following to make a sound of frequency FREQUENCY play through the speakers: sound(FREQUENCY); The following…

    SSteve Litt4-14-2023 14:57 UTC
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12. As I predicted

    As I predicted, here's what happened to me on #fpc: ============================================== Joanna sets ban on $a:stevelitt * You have been kicked from #fpc by…

    STSteve Litt, Tomas Hajny4-14-2023 14:40 UTC
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13. I registered #fpc-alt and ##fpc-alt

    For those of you who can't get onto Libera.Chat channel #fpc, or would prefer a less stressful enforcement of the rules, I just created community channel #fpc-alt for…

    SSteve Litt4-14-2023 02:12 UTC
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14. Declaring an array as var or not in function calls?

    I am wondering how to deal with this var or not in function calls: In a processing program where I am building the command arguments for a write operation by analyzing…

    BGSBo Berglund, Giuliano Colla, Sven Barth4-13-2023 12:08 UTC
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15. Re: Building trunk of today fails on Windows: Error: Invalid DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\common.dll, invalid header size

    On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:01:39 +0200, Bart via fpc-devel Replying here since my attempt at replying in the devel group failed... Bart, thanks for this description which I…

    BBo Berglund4-9-2023 05:02 UTC
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16. FPC ARM inline Assembler

    Does the current FPC compiler support  ARM inline assembler ? If so what is the equivalent ARM command for {$ASMMODE intel} Thanks Brian

    VJJVern, Jeppe Johansen, Jonas Maebe4-6-2023 22:01 UTC
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17. FPC/Lazarus on RPi4 - How to read/write I2C connected EEPROM?

    I need to read and write data to an EEPROM connected by I2C on a RaspberryPi4. The I2C channel is found in /dev as i2c-1: $ ll /dev/i2* crw-rw---- 1 root i2c 89, 1…

    BCDBo Berglund, Christo Crause, Dennis Lee Bieber4-5-2023 17:09 UTC
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18. Converting old pascal written for Pascal/MT+ compiler

    I have some old Pascal code that was compiled in a CPM environment using the Pascal/MT+ compiler from Digital Research. I'm trying to get this project to build in a…

    JBBJacob Kroon, Bart, Bernd Oppolzer4-4-2023 21:56 UTC
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19. Save and Restore Windows 10 Display configuration?

    Is there some way I can programmatically use FreePascal to save and Restore all the settings found in the Windows 10 Display settings such as the resolution and…

    JJames Richters4-3-2023 18:52 UTC
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