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@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Free Pascal 2.0.0 is currently available for the following platforms:
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- Linux-powerpc
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- Linux-sparc
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- Linux-x86_64 (amd64)
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-- Dos (i386), using the Go32v2 dos extender
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- Win32 (Win95/98/Me/XP/2000 and WinNT)
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- OS/2-i386 (OS/2 Warp v3.0, 4.0, WarpServer for e-Business and eComStation)
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- FreeBSD i386
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@@ -29,6 +28,13 @@ Free Pascal 2.0.0 is currently available for the following platforms:
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- Netware-i386
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- NetwLibc-i386 (LibC is preferred API under newer Netware versions)
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+There are other platforms which are more or less working, but there is
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+currently no maintainer for them and thus we cannot provide adequate
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+support. DOS (i386) using the GO32v2 dos extender is one such example,
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+other examples would include other BSD variants, etc. If you want to change
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+this and create and maintain versions for other platforms and targets, feel
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+free to contact us, e-mail addresses are listed below.
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+
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****************************************************************************
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* Features
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****************************************************************************
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@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ Free Pascal 2.0.0 is currently available for the following platforms:
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- COM, CORBA and raw interfaces support
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- dynamic array support
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- variant support
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+ - inlining
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- code optimizer:
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- peephole optimizer (80x86 only)
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- jump optimizer
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@@ -60,11 +67,12 @@ Free Pascal 2.0.0 is currently available for the following platforms:
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- GNU Assembler (GAS)
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- Netwide assembler (Nasm)
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- Microsoft Assembler/Turbo Assembler (Masm/Tasm)
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+ - Watcom assembler (wasm)
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- can call external C code
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- smartlinking (not yet supported under Mac OS X)
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- support for the GNU debugger
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-- IDE (currently for GO32v2, Linux, FreeBSD and Win32 only, in beta testing
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- phase)
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+- IDE (currently for GO32v2, Linux, FreeBSD, OS/2 and Win32 only; not all
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+ platforms include debugger integrated in IDE)
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- can create binaries running natively under both DOS and OS/2 (EMX version)
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@@ -91,12 +99,26 @@ Mac OS (classic)
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- Mac OS 9.2 has been tested, should probably also work from 7.5.3 and up.
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****************************************************************************
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-* Quick start - Win32 / OS/2 / DOS
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+* Quick start - Win32
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+****************************************************************************
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+
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+Download the distribution package (fpc-2.0.0.i386-win32.exe) and run it
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+- it is a self-extracting installer, so just follow the instructions
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+to install it. Don't forget to set the path as mentioned by the install
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+program.
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+
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+To test the compiler, change to the demo directory of the compiler
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+and type
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+ fpc hello
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+ hello
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+
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+
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+****************************************************************************
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+* Quick start - OS/2 / DOS
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****************************************************************************
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-Download distribution archive (fpc-2.0.0.i386-win32.zip for Win32,
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-dos196.zip for GO32v2 or os2196.zip for OS/2) and unzip it
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-into a temporary directory.
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+Download distribution archive (os2200.zip for OS/2 or dos196.zip for
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+GO32v2) and unzip it into a temporary directory.
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Start the install program INSTALL.EXE and follow the instructions.
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Tomas Hajny