[fpc-pascal] Re: [fpc-announce] FPC 1.9.6 (a.k.a. 2.0.0-RC1) is out

[bobmartin at ntlworld.com]

The links to the OS/2 version are incorrect (contain superfluous "short")

Bob Martin



Michael.VanCanneyt at Wisa.be wrote the following on 02/01/05 15:16:45:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> The Free Pascal Team is pleased to announce that FPC version 1.9.6
> (or 2.0.0-RC1) is available and ready for download.
> 
> This is a pre-release of version 2.0. As such, it is considered a beta of
> the upcoming 2.0 release, which is expected to be released in one or two
> months from here.
> 
> While this is officially a beta, we believe that this version is release
> quality. We would very much like you download and install this version, and
> give any feedback regarding bugs and other issues.
> 
> If no major bugs are found, version 2.0 will be released in a short
> timeframe.
> 
> Highlights in this version:
> 
> Compiler:
>   + New platforms: 
>     - Linux: x86_64, amd64, sparc, PowerPC architectures.
>     - Mac OS and Mac OS X (Darwin).
>     - Netware Libc.
>     - MorphOS.
>   + Code generation improvements: 
>      Register variable support (-Or) for all targets, better inlining support.
>   + MacPas compiler mode (-Mmacpas).
>   
> RTL/FCL/FV:
>   + New heap manager that releases memory back to the OS.
>   + TThread.Synchronize support.
>   + Further additions for improved Delphi compatibility.
>   + Many other additions (RTTIUtils, new Datasets, FPCUnit test framework).
>   * Free Vision Updated to fvision implementation, first official release.
> 
> IDE:
>   * Lots of improvements and stability fixes.
>   * Support latest gdb 6.2.x and 6.3.x releases.
> 
> Docs:
>   + Lots of updates.
>   + Easier to navigate html documentation.
>   * fpDoc is used to generate all unit documentation.
> 
> And of course many many bugfixes.
> 
> A complete list of changes can be found in the whatsnew.txt file in the
> distribution.
> 
> Downloads are available from the website for the following platforms:
> - Darwin (Mac OS X)
> - Dos (Go32V2)
> - FreeBSD
> - Linux (I386/Sparc/PPC/x86_64 (amd64))
> - Mac OS
> - Netware (clib and libc)
> - OS/2 (native)
> - Win32
> 
> To download, go to 
>   http://www.freepascal.org/sdown.html
> and select a mirror near you. Look in the section 'official beta releases' 
> and select the platform of your choice; then follow the download
> instructions. 
> 
> If you choose the SourceForge mirror, the download instructions are
> different. Also note that sourceforge mirrors are not immediatly up-to-date.
> 
> Enjoy it, and a Happy New Year from
> 
>   The Free Pascal team.
> 
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