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fpc-pascal · 2023-07

1. TStringHelper not found

   I just updated to trunk (Lazarus 3.99 4ed7ff9b1c, FPC 3.3.1-13378-gceddc2aec3) and I am getting an "Identifier not found" error for TStringHelper:

   RMRafael Picanço, Michael Van Canneyt7-24-2023 13:38 UTC
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2. $IMPLICITEXCEPTIONS vs early function return

   Curious, exemptions require $IMPLICITEXCEPTIONS (https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/prog/progsu34.html) or you leak memory with managed types and apparently these…

   HJSHairy Pixels, Jonas Maebe, Sven Barth7-16-2023 17:37 UTC
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3. msdos: unresolved external

   I have to extend code from QuickBasic and am using the "msdos" target from FPC 3.2 for that purpose. The resulting exe file is linked with Microsoft Linker for DOS…

   TTThomas Kurz, Tomas Hajny7-12-2023 12:10 UTC
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4. Documentation or compiler bug?

   I get the error "Procedure directive "CDECL" cannot be used with "EXTERNAL"" when I use "cdecl" with external modifiers yet the docs at…

   HMHairy Pixels, Michael Van Canneyt7-8-2023 14:44 UTC
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5. reverse for in loop

   I like simplicity for .. in .. loop. but is there equivalent for reverse loop? Fano Framework https://fanoframework.github.io

   ZMZamrony P. Juhara, Michael Van Canneyt7-7-2023 12:20 UTC
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6. ShortString still relevant today?

   I've been exploring the string types and I'm curious now, does the classic Pascal "ShortString" even make sense anymore on modern computers? I'm running tests and I…

   HGNHairy Pixels, Guillermo Martínez Jiménez, Nikolay Nikolov7-4-2023 15:59 UTC
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7. Parse unicode scalar

   I'm interested in parsing unicode scalars (I think they're called) to byte sized values but I'm not sure where to start. First thing I did was choose the unicode scalar…

   HJJHairy Pixels, Jer Haan, José Mejuto7-4-2023 12:52 UTC
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8. Lazarus Release Candidate 1 of 3.0

   The Lazarus team is glad to announce the first release candidate of Lazarus 3.0. This release was built with FPC 3.2.2. Here is the list of changes for Lazarus and Free…

   MMattias Gaertner7-3-2023 12:07 UTC
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9. Legitimate use of for and break

   Is http://sprunge.us/MOJIg4 a legitimate use of a for loop with break? I know there are better ways to do it, but I'm just wondering whether it's legitimate. SteveT…

   SBDSteve Litt, Bernd Oppolzer, Dennis Lee Bieber7-2-2023 00:44 UTC
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