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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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@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ This package contains a freeware 32-bit pascal compiler for 386+. The language
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and the runtime library are almost compatible with TP 7.0 and recent Delphi
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releases.
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-Free Pascal 1.9.4 is currently available for the following platforms:
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+Free Pascal 1.9.6 is currently available for the following platforms:
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- Linux-i386
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- Linux-powerpc
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+- Linux-sparc
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+- Linux-x86_64 (amd64)
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- Linux-arm
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- Dos (i386), using the Go32v2 dos extender
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-- Win32 (Win32s, Win95/98/Me/XP/2000 and WinNT)
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+- Win32 (Win95/98/Me/XP/2000 and WinNT)
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- FreeBSD i386
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- Mac OS X/Darwin for PowerPC
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@@ -38,26 +40,27 @@ targets, feel free to contact us, E-Mail addresses are listed below.
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- high speed compiler
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-- fully 32-bit code
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+- fully 32 or 64-bit code
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- language features:
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- almost fully compatible with Borland Pascal and Borland Delphi
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- ansi strings
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+ - wide strings
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- exception support
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- RTTI support
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- procedure overloading
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- operator overloading
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- COM, CORBA and raw interfaces support
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- - dyn. array support
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+ - dynamic array support
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- variant support
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- code optimizer:
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- peephole optimizer (80x86-only)
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- - loading of variables into registers (currently non-functional)
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+ - loading of variables into registers
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- assembler level dataflow analyzer (80x86-only)
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- stack frame eliminations
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- sophisticated register allocator
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- integrated BASM (built-in assembler) parser
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- supports ATT syntax used by GNU C
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- - supports Intel syntax used by Turbo Pascal
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+ - supports Intel syntax used by Turbo Pascal (80x86-only)
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- can compile code into assembler source code for these assemblers:
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- GNU Assembler (GAS)
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- Netwide assembler (Nasm)
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@@ -74,10 +77,10 @@ targets, feel free to contact us, E-Mail addresses are listed below.
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* Minimum requirements
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-386 or PowerPC processor
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+i386, x86_64, PowerPC or Sparc processor
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Win32:
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- Win95/98/Me/2000/XP or WinNT
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- - 8 MB RAM (16+ MB recommended)
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+ - 16 MB RAM
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Linux:
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- system running a 2.0.x kernel
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FreeBSD:
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- Mac OS X 10.1 and higher (10.0 may also work, but is untested)
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-* Quick start
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+* Quick start - Win32
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Win32:
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-Download w32190.zip and unzip it
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+Download fpc-1.9.6.i386-win32.zip and unzip it
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into a temporary directory.
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Start the install program INSTALL.EXE and follow the instructions.
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hello
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+****************************************************************************
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+* Quick start - Linux/FreeBSD
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+****************************************************************************
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+Download fpc-1.9.6.<cpu>-<os>.tar and untar into a temporary directory.
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+Start the install script with ./install.sh and follow the instructions.
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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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* Documentation
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****************************************************************************
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peter