[fpc-devel] [RFC] Modernising the FPC Release Process -- A Question

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On Friday, 17 April 2026 16:17:56 BST robert rozee via fpc-devel wrote:
> against much earlier prototypes). but most importantly - i have been able to
> make FPC 3.2.2 work, for me, just fine; i have never found FPC 3.2.2 to be
> lacking.

Count yourself very lucky then. :)

I have return to Free Pascal coding 6 months ago, after a 6 year break. I have 
hit numerous bugs in 3.2.2

- inconsistent api in fcl-passrc
- missing APIs in the 'windows' unit
- memory leaks
etc


> why on earth would anyone want to use any build of FPC other than 3.2.2?

For one, I've created a new debug format (OPDF) for the compiler, and CLI 
reference debugger, and IDE debug integration (as a second client to test the 
debug format). At the current rate, I'll be lucky if this feature sees the 
light of day in an "official" release for another 5+ years. That's not a lot 
of motivation to contribute to an open-source project.

Then lets look at other things:

- Generics have improved greatly in 3.3.1!
- New language features
- New features in various FCL packages.
- Tons of bug fixes.
...and many more.


Regards,
  Graeme