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fpc-pascal · 2026-10

1. question on generics for 3.2.2

   Was trying to code a recursive generic function but kept getting an error: "Error: Global Generic template references static symtable A generic declared in the interface…

   PMP Padil, Marco van de Voort10-26-2026 02:46 UTC
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2. Record Composition

   Thanks to Frederic Kehrein FPC main now supports Record Composition: A record can now "contain" another record and have that record's members appear as its own. Firstly…

   MMOMattias Gaertner, Michael Van Canneyt, Ondrej Pokorny10-23-2026 20:11 UTC
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3. looks like a bug

   I set a small array and the program below is ok to go out of bounds. — program test; type tarr = array of array of boolean; var exa : tarr =…

   PPSP Padil, Peter Blackman, Sven Barth10-21-2026 12:22 UTC
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4. ANN: Dynamic Package Support for Windows, MacOS, and Linux

   I am pleased to announce the first release of full dynamic package support for the Free Pascal Compiler and the Lazarus IDE. This feature has been a long time coming for…

   ABMAnthony Walter, Bart, Marco van de Voort10-20-2026 22:29 UTC
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5. Symbols in binary

   Consider the following test program: program symbols; var stat: TFPCHeapStatus; begin stat := GetFPCHeapStatus;   writeln( 'FPC FPCHeapStatus.CurrHeapUsed = ',…

   ASAdriaan van Os, Sven Barth10-19-2026 20:28 UTC
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6. Unexpected warning messages...

   I've started working with FPC again after a VERY long hiatus (like 15+ years!) and the application I'm working on uses TObjectCollection from the Generics.Collection…

   GMMGene Buckle, Martin Frb, Mattias Gaertner10-18-2026 14:05 UTC
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7. Lazarus Release Candidate 1 of 5.0

   The Lazarus team is glad to announce the first release candidate of Lazarus 5.0. https://lazarus-ide.org/ Download: https://download.lazarus-ide.org/ Choose your CPU,…

   MMattias Gaertner10-16-2026 09:15 UTC
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8. FPC's google API units: heads up...

   For those using the google APIs part of FPC: I have removed all pre-generated API units from the FPC repo. Only a discovery2pas tool remains, plus some demos. Rationale:…

   MWMichael Van Canneyt, Wayne Sherman10-4-2026 15:43 UTC
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