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  1. GUIDs under FreeBSD don't seem very random

    I use GUID's as my primary key values in databases. tiOPF uses the following FPC functions to do this CreateGUID(lGUID); Result := GUIDToString(lGUID); I just noticed…

    Graeme Geldenhuys
    1
  2. Synchronize(dummyproc) with Linux.

    This about audio and fpc and fpGUI and LCL and Linux. (working good with Windows) Have some trouble with threads synchronize() procedure. The main thread.execute is a…

    Fred van Stappen, fredvs, Graeme Geldenhuys
    50
  3. No official FPC 3.0 installer for Solaris

    As the subject line says. I just had a look on SourceForge, and the last Solaris/OpenSolaris/Illumos FPC release is 2.6.4.…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Marco van de Voort, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    9
  4. what does fpc make target sourceinstall do?

    I have looked at a cook-book description on how to build fpc from sources on RaspBian Linux and there I found these steps (I have left out some other steps non-related…

    Bo Berglund, Anthony Walter
    2
  5. Default type of string literals

    Consider the following program: program stringtypeoverloadproblem; {$mode objfpc}{$H+} uses sysutils; var Foo: String; begin Foo := ConcatPaths(['foo', 'bar']); end.…

    Bernd
    0
  6. [FEATURE REQUEST] Add the `AllowDots` param in the `SysUtils.IsValidIdent()` function

    Please see it here: http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=29273 Thank you and happy new year! Silvio Clécio

    silvioprog
    0
  7. ideU version 1.0.0.

    Hello. I am happy to present ideU version 1.0.0. ideU is a ide based on MSEide. Multi languages, multi compilers (but fpc is the favorite ;-) ). ideU is totally…

    fredvs, che fou, Fred van Stappen
    16
  8. Request for feedback (Issues #0028370 and #0029150)

    This may not be the right place, and in that case please refer me to the rigth one. Can one of the devels please review the patches for #0028370: Feature request:…

    Bart, Michael Van Canneyt
    2
  9. simple conversion of unicode chars

    I need the simplest possible transfer of one unicode character (numeric string or integer) to the default windows code page (CP1250). Thanks Roman

    ulrich, Bart, Tomas Hajny
    2
  10. Assigning string constant to a WideString and the Format function

    I have a text in the WideString variable. I want to send this text to a SAPI5 synthesizer. I am doing this as follows: WideStr := Format('<pitch…

    Lubos Pintes, Mark Morgan Lloyd, Michael Van Canneyt
    12
  11. FreeGLUT on Windows

    I’m trying to learn some basics of Windows and porting some OpenGL code. The first step is getting an OpenGL context prepared but I’m already stuck here. 1) GLUT is…

    Ryan Joseph, Anthony Walter, leledumbo
    5
  12. TGZFileStream.Destroy() does not close files?

    Hi everyone! I am currently working through an older codebase in FPC (2.6.4, exclusively on Linux and x86_64 target) that I will have to maintain. My task is to fix some…

    dimitri shkermankov
    0
  13. Problem with objects

    Hello: I use fpc 2.6.4 and I have a problem of memory leaks, strange errors, etc. Finally I have tracked it to this: TSimpleArrayString=object List:array of String; end;…

    Santiago Amposta, Dennis Poon, Howard Page-Clark
    12
  14. WideString version of the Format function

    Does FPC standard library have a WideString version of the Format function? Thanks

    Lubos Pintes, Michael Van Canneyt
    1
  15. Lack of 'volatile' a serious issue. Any other such caveats?

    Hi all: I have fond memories of Turbo Pascal and Delphi, and the latest FreePascal version seems promising enough. When I read that you can also write embedded firmware…

    R. Diez, Florian Klaempfl, Jonas Maebe
    17
  16. Blockread blockwrite var vs out parameters

    In functions blockread and blockwrite, the result parameter is "var". And in blockread buffer is also "var". Couldn't they be marked as "out" instead of "var"?. It's not…

    Santiago A., Bart, Frederic Da Vitoria
    13
  17. Fwd: Re: Lack of 'volatile' a serious issue. Any other such caveats?

    Yet again - as just confirmed in a follow-up e-mail of the original poster, better keep him in Cc: of your responses. Tomas ---------------------------- Original Message…

    Tomas Hajny
    0
  18. Linker error

    What could be the cause of this linker error: main.pp(6923,23) Warnung: Symbol "CommandLine" ist veraltet /usr/bin/ld.bfd: warning: ../link.res contains output sections;…

    Mattias Gaertner, Jonas Maebe
    4
  19. specialize, identifier not found

    Type TRegAlias=record ... end; TArrayAlias=specialize TArray<TRegAlias>; // <==== Error here defconexion.pas(71,14) Error: Identifier not found "specialize"…

    Santiago A., leledumbo, Sven Barth
    10
  20. FPC 3.0 vs 2.6.4 under FreeBSD

    Just wanted to say kudos to the Free Pascal team for doing a GREAT job with FPC 3.0. I did a couple of tests and the exact same project with exact same compiler…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Jonas Maebe
    4
  21. set code page

    Hi is there possible to set codepage {$codepage xxx} to cp_none for example one source file have {$codepage 1250} but rest i need default (without any setting) Darek

    Dariusz Mazur, Jonas Maebe, Mattias Gaertner
    3
  22. unit for PHostEnt definition

    after a whole night of unsuccessful googling I'm still wondering, which unit(s) I have to use to find a type definition of PHostEnt in linux. I need it for the…

    Andreas Klausmann, leledumbo
    1
  23. alternatives for "cwstring" and "cthreads"

    http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/cwstring/ http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/cthreads/ Both the "cwstring and "cthreads" units (as per the documentation)…

    Graeme Geldenhuys, Jonas Maebe, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    7
  24. Writing DLLs to by used in Excel VBA code

    I want to use a DLL writen in Pascal to provide functions for a Excel VBA code: The example code of my DLL is: library CE; {$mode objfpc} uses Sysutils; function…

    luciano de souza, Marc Santhoff, Mark Morgan Lloyd
    3
  25. FPC 3.0: Where can I find fpc RTL tuned for {$mode DlephiUnicode} ?

    FPC 3.0 Introduces a new $mode : DelphiUnicode, which assumes string = UnicodeString. I'm trying to use this mode and I can't find where RTL string functions for this…

    Dmitry Redkin, Jonas Maebe
    1
  26. FPC 3 inclusion for debian/ubuntu?

    Just curious, will the freshly release FPC 3 be included in the current or next release of debian/ubuntu repository? Thanks!

    Xiangrong Fang, Jonas Maebe, Juha Manninen
    5
  27. $B and $BOOLEVAL

        when I use {$B} I get " Warning: Illegal compiler directive "$B"' ". When I use $BOOLEVAL everything is OK. It does not correspond with docs:…

    Vojtěch Čihák, Florian Klämpfl
    2
  28. Where is fpc finding link directories?

    I am having a problem with fpc picking up linking directories on my Raspberry Pi. I have a this lib: /opt/vc/lib/libGLESv2.so When I execute "ldconfig -v" it shows both…

    Anthony Walter, Andrew Haines, Jonas Maebe
    6
  29. extreme memory growth using cthreads and default heap manager

    I am experiencing a weird issue regarding threading and shared libraries under Linux. I've boiled it down to a very simple test case in hopes you can help me understand…

    Seth Grover, Graeme Geldenhuys, Jonas Maebe
    4
  30. Does SetLength clear its elements to zeros?

    I just tested, SetLength a string does not zero its elements (the chars). However, SetLength a dynamic array seems to zero its elements. I cannot find the official…

    Dennis, Dennis Poon, Jonas Maebe
    3

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