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FPC 2.4.0 released! (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo Homepage, Usono, 03.01.2010, 15:30

> > 1). Some tools are still less than newest, maybe there's a good reason,
>
> Yes. And most importantly, GDB. I'm thinking of building a release for dos
> from the stable branch (2.4.1).
GDB 6.11 is still included, so I guess you never used GDB 6.8 from Andris?? Did you at least e-mail Eli about upcoming 7.0??

BTW, I guess AS.EXE is still only included for comparison (as it's no longer technically needed, right?).

> > 3). Full install seems to be 170 MB (vs. 70 MB for 1.0.10). In
>
> This can be circumvented by installing the docs as CHM, which makes it
> faster and tighter. But I had a problem with CHM generation, so they are
> not uploaded (and integrated) yet.
Well, my old P166 doesn't have 170 (or even 70) MB free, so I kinda have to think about things like this. Newer computers don't have that problem. ;-)

> > GO32 RTL (no luck making voxel.pp). I had to search for and find
> > dos1010full.zip elsewhere.
>
> That's because anything before 2.2.2 was retired out of copyright reasons.
> Some Borland code crept in somewhere in '98, and between 2.2.0 and 2.2.2 we
> ripped it out after we got a notice from Borland.
>
> So 2.2.2 is the oldest version you will find on servers we control.
So let me be clear, only DOS/GO32V2 versions are a problem? Because it still lists other versions (including EMX). Is it the compiler proper or RTL or both?? So EMX is fine??

It's not that I heavily love 1.0.10 (like Laaca), just that I figured it was more commonly used than the 2.x series. E.g., samples from Adlib Tracker II compiled fine in 1.0.10 last night, but I know 2.2.2 had troubles. As well as the FPCTRIS bug which needs further investigating.

EDIT (2.4.0): Tried again, seems "make" builds the (Vista-hating) gfx version, which is still way way too fast in DOSBox. I manually did "fpc fpctris.pp" (text only version) and, for some reason, the timing is fine under DOSBox now, but it won't clear lines!! :confused:

> The license situation for everything _compiled_ with older versions is
> insecure. Consult your legal aid in case of doubt.
Yeah sure, my lawyer, right. I don't grok Pascal, remember? I don't have any worries about it.

> > +==================================================+
> > | FPC 1.0.10 (DOS, aka GO32v2) on a 1.44 MB floppy |
> > +==================================================+
>
> Please do not advocate tainted and non-libre code.
This was only a small feat just to compete better with "tiny" TP55. Also I figured it was a good comparison for what to expect in 2.4.0 (but now guess not). I didn't know it was tainted, obviously. Obviously this is all the more reason to improve 2.4.0. (I guess you know that this was not explained at all on the "old versions" page of the website. I'm obviously out of the FreePascal loop.)

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