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* updated list of released platforms plus some general info

Tomas Hajny 20 years ago
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@@ -24,19 +24,20 @@ Free Pascal 1.9.6 is currently available for the following platforms:
 - Linux-powerpc
 - Linux-powerpc
 - Linux-sparc
 - Linux-sparc
 - Linux-x86_64 (amd64)
 - Linux-x86_64 (amd64)
-- Linux-arm
 - Dos (i386), using the Go32v2 dos extender
 - Dos (i386), using the Go32v2 dos extender
 - Win32 (Win95/98/Me/XP/2000 and WinNT)
 - Win32 (Win95/98/Me/XP/2000 and WinNT)
+- OS/2-i386 (OS/2 Warp v3.0, 4.0, WarpServer for e-Business and eComStation)
 - FreeBSD i386
 - FreeBSD i386
 - Mac OS X/Darwin for PowerPC
 - Mac OS X/Darwin for PowerPC
 - Mac OS (classic) for PowerPC
 - Mac OS (classic) for PowerPC
 - Netware-i386
 - Netware-i386
+- NetwLibc-i386 (LibC is preferred API under newer Netware versions)
 
 
 More platforms will be supported in future 1.9.x beta releases.
 More platforms will be supported in future 1.9.x beta releases.
 Because release building is quite time intensive, we decide to start the
 Because release building is quite time intensive, we decide to start the
 2.0 beta series only with the most important targets. If you want to change
 2.0 beta series only with the most important targets. If you want to change
 this and create and maintain 2.0 beta releases for other platforms and
 this and create and maintain 2.0 beta releases for other platforms and
-targets, feel free to contact us, E-Mail addresses are listed below.
+targets, feel free to contact us, e-mail addresses are listed below.
 
 
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 * Features
 * Features
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@ i386, x86_64, PowerPC or Sparc processor
 Win32:
 Win32:
  - Win95/98/Me/2000/XP or WinNT
  - Win95/98/Me/2000/XP or WinNT
  - 16 MB RAM
  - 16 MB RAM
+OS/2:
+ - OS/2 Warp v3.0, OS/2 Warp v4.0, WSeB, MCP or any eComStation version
+   (OS/2 2.0/2.1 may work partly, but not supported)
 Linux:
 Linux:
  - system running a 2.0.x kernel
  - system running a 2.0.x kernel
 FreeBSD:
 FreeBSD:
@@ -95,11 +99,11 @@ Mac OS (classic)
  - Mac OS 9.2 has been tested, should probably also work from 7.5.3 and up.
  - Mac OS 9.2 has been tested, should probably also work from 7.5.3 and up.
 
 
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-* Quick start - Win32
+* Quick start - Win32 / OS/2 / DOS
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-Win32:
-Download fpc-1.9.6.i386-win32.zip and unzip it
+Download distribution archive (fpc-1.9.6.i386-win32.zip for Win32,
+dos196.zip for GO32v2 or os2196.zip for OS/2) and unzip it
 into a temporary directory.
 into a temporary directory.
 
 
 Start the install program INSTALL.EXE and follow the instructions.
 Start the install program INSTALL.EXE and follow the instructions.
@@ -154,8 +158,8 @@ so that people sending answers know about it and send you a copy.
 Information about available lists and subscription can be found
 Information about available lists and subscription can be found
 on http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo
 on http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo
 
 
-www: http://www.freepascal.org
-ftp: ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/fpc
+WWW: http://www.freepascal.org
+FTP: ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/fpc
 (several mirrors exist, see website for links)
 (several mirrors exist, see website for links)
 
 
 Additional information about mailing lists, news, future plans etc.
 Additional information about mailing lists, news, future plans etc.
@@ -165,10 +169,8 @@ SNAPSHOTS & SOURCES
 -------------------
 -------------------
 One of the features of FPC is the snapshots. These are made daily or weekly
 One of the features of FPC is the snapshots. These are made daily or weekly
 from the developers' latest versions of the source. Snapshots are available
 from the developers' latest versions of the source. Snapshots are available
-for the GO32v2, Win32, OS/2 and Linux versions of the compiler/rtl. Snapshots
-are also available for the go32v2 & Win32 IDEs, and for FV, FCL, GTK and
-utils for GO32v2 and Win32. The latest snapshots are in: ftp... /fpc/snapshot/
-in appropriately named .zip/tar files.
+for GO32v2, Win32, OS/2, Linux and Netware versions. The latest snapshots
+are in: ftp... /fpc/snapshot/ in appropriately named .zip/tar files.
 
 
 You will also normally find in the snapshot archive file a readme, with
 You will also normally find in the snapshot archive file a readme, with
 a note about the latest included changes. It is quite common, though it doesn't
 a note about the latest included changes. It is quite common, though it doesn't
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ Also on the ftp site you'll find a /dist directory, with the latest
 distributed releases, a /docs directory, and a /source directory, in
 distributed releases, a /docs directory, and a /source directory, in
 which every night at about 0100 GMT the latest source generated by the
 which every night at about 0100 GMT the latest source generated by the
 developers during the day & evening before is exported from CVS
 developers during the day & evening before is exported from CVS
-into ZIP files eg compiler.zip, rtl.zip, base.zip etc.
+into ZIP file fpc.zip.
 
 
 
 
 Making your own snapshots
 Making your own snapshots
@@ -200,12 +202,14 @@ If you find a bug in the released version, you may want to try a snapshot
 (see SNAPSHOTS above) to see if it has been fixed before reporting it to
 (see SNAPSHOTS above) to see if it has been fixed before reporting it to
 the fpc-devel mailing list.
 the fpc-devel mailing list.
 
 
-If you find a fault or 'feature' in a release, please report it
-to the fpc-devel mailing list. PLEASE SEND ALSO A SMALL EXTRACT OF THE SOURCE
-CODE which caused the problem, and state the version eg Win32, GO32v2,
-and the date of the compiler etc on which you noticed the problem & any other
-useful info so the developers can reproduce the problem, otherwise they may
-not be willing/able to fix it.
+If you find a fault or 'feature' in a release, please report it either using
+the bug reporting interface available on our WWW pages (see above), or to
+the fpc-devel mailing list. PLEASE INCLUDE ALSO A COMPILABLE CODE FRAGMENT
+which can be used to reproduce the problem (or a link to larger archive if
+it cannot reproduced with small example), and state the version eg Win32,
+GO32v2, and the date of the compiler etc on which you noticed the problem
+& any other useful info so the developers can reproduce the problem,
+otherwise they may not be willing/able to fix it.
 
 
 
 
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