[fpc-devel]Linux versions of FPC

[Peter Vreman]

> >
> >This is an automated message. A new linux snapshot has been compiled
> >and has been installed on
> >
> >ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/snapshot/v10/linux/
> >
> >see
> 
> 
> As a newcomer to Linux I've been meaning to ask what is the difference 
> between the two snapshots, the one in the v10/linux directory and the one in 
> the /snapshot/linux directory ?

/snapshot/linux contains snapshots of the 1.1 development version. This version contains
new features and is not always release quality.

v10/linux contains the 1.0.5 development version. This is the stable branch of the
compiler, most of the time it is release quality.


So if you want to expiriment with new features (like interfaces) you should take the 1.1
branch.

If you want a stable compiler including all the latest bugfixes you need to take the 1.0.5
branch.