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Free Pascal Compiler
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- Version 1.9.4 aka 2.0.0-Beta3
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+ Version 1.9.6 aka 2.0.0-Rc1
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+******************************************************************************
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+ Whats New in 1.9.6 aka 2.0.0-Rc1
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+******************************************************************************
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+
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+Compiler:
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+ + x86_64/amd64 (Linux) compiler
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+ + Sparc (Linux) compiler
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+ + PowerPC MorphOS support
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+ + Netware Libc support (-Tnetwlibc)
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+ + Register variable support (-Or) for all targets
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+ + MacPas compiler mode (-Mmacpas)
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+ * Better inlining support
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+ * For loop variable assignment is not allowed anymore
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+ * $fpctarget expands to <cpu>-<os> (except for 8.3 limited targets),
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+ old $target replaced with $fpcos
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+ * Implicit loading of Variants unit
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+ * Lots of bug fixes
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+
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+RTL:
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+ + x86_64/amd64 Linux support
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+ + Sparc Linux support
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+ + PowerPC MorphOS support
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+ + Netware Libc support
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+ + New heap manager that releases memory back to the OS
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+ + TThread.Synchronize support
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+ + utf8bidi unit
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+ + GetHeapStatus added
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+ + GetProcessID added
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+ + SysUtils.GetEnvironmentVariableCount and SysUtils.GetEnvironmentString added
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+ * gpm unit does not need libgpm anymore
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+ + Further additions for improved Delphi compatibility
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+ + System.GetProcessID and System.GetThreadID added
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+ + Dos.GetMsCount added
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+ + Support for changing console resolution in Video for Win32
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+ + Support for using high memory (> 512 MB) under OS/2 (where available)
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+ - Removed MaxAvail, MemAvail, HeapSize due to their unreliability
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+ (bogus/misleading return values) in multitasking environment with swapping
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+
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+FCL:
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+ + RTTIUtils unit added
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+ + fpcunit test-framework added
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+ * Lots of dbf and other db fixes
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+
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+FV:
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+ * Updated to fvision implementation, first official release
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+
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+IDE:
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+ * Lots of improvements and stability fixes
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+ * Support latest gdb 6.2.x and 6.3.x releases
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+
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+Docs:
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+ + Lots of updates
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+ + Easier to navigate html documentation
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+ * fpDoc is used to generate all unit documentation
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+
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+Misc:
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+ * Makefiles create units in a separate directory units/cpu-os/
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+ * More cross compilation improvements
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+
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******************************************************************************
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Whats New in 1.9.4 aka 2.0.0-Beta3
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@@ -106,7 +166,7 @@ Compiler:
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+ full boolean evaluation is now also available
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+ threadvar support, enabled by using {$threading on}
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* support of int64 integer constants
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- * improved delphi compatibility in -Sd mode
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+ * improved Delphi compatibility in -Sd mode
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* a lot of bug fixes
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* large parts of the compiler are rewritten to create a more stable,
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portable and maintainable compiler
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@@ -114,7 +174,7 @@ Compiler:
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RTL:
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+ multithreading support
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* completely rewritten unix runtime library
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- * improved delphi compatiblity
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+ * improved Delphi compatiblity
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* significantly improved speed of exception related code
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* prepared for big endian and 64 Bit CPUs
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* a lot of bug fixes
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@@ -132,4 +192,5 @@ IDE:
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* a lot of bug fixes
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Misc:
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- * improved cross compilation
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+ * improved cross compilation
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