[fpc-pascal][FPC; VP; Delphi] Software News

[Thomas Schatzl]

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From: "Thomas Schatzl" <tom_at_work at yline.com>
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Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 2:57 PM
Subject: [fpc-pascal][FPC; VP; Delphi] Software News


> Hello all,
>
>     there have been a bunch of updates of my source code on my site.
>
> This is an announcement for:
>
> CPU package
> --------------
>
> The CPU package is a free powerful cpu detection / timing unit featuring
> microsecond resolution.
>
> News for rel2rev11:
> * Full compatibility for the following pascal compilers/target platform:
> - Delphi 3+: Windows (Delphi 2 with slight changes; due to D2 compiler
> problems)
> - Free Pascal: Linux, OS/2, GO32, Windows32
> - Virtual Pascal: DPMI32, Windows32, OS/2.
> * lots of documentation additions
> * multiprocessor aware on FPC/Win32 platform
> * accuracy improvement on FPC/Win32 platform
>
> Planned:
> * Full multiprocessor awareness for all compiler / platform targets
> * Virtual Pascal / Linux port
>
> Be sure to check out docupd.txt for latest news in the main directory as
> well as the documentation itself.
>
> DIRECTX header translation
> -----------------------------
>
> Latest DirectX header translations for the Free Pascal compiler. It is
based
> on the DirectX 7.0a header translation from Erik Unger from 30. July 2000.
>
> News for rel0rev9:
> * Includes all DirectX parts except DirectMusic due to FPC limitations
> (Direct3D, Direct3DRM, DirectDraw, DirectInput, DirectPlay, DirectSetup,
> DirectSound)
> * Seven DirectDraw sample programs
> * A readme which contains instructions how to port existing C/C++ code.
>
> Planned:
> * Some more examples for all DirectX parts - I'd gladly appreciate any
help
> here; I'll set up a dedicated 'DirectX Corner' on my site if there's
enough
> feedback.
>
> Please read the readme file.
>
> DPMI package
> ----------------
>
> This is a Free Pascal API to the GO32 DPMI functions.
>
> News for rel1rev11:
> * slight documentation changes
> * all example programs work with 'pure' DOS again ;)
> * 'near pointer' mapping is now more Win 2000 friendly
> * new directory structure, makefile support
> * some docs about go32 portability
> * needs recent CPU package
> * all examples work without direct mode assembly, no 'hacks' anymore
>
> Readme file / short installation guide
>
> MEMORY package
> ---------------------
>
> MEMORY is a general purpose memory copying / memory effects encorporating
> MMX / SSE library for the Free Pascal compiler.
>
> News:
> * fast masked memory transfers with key value, bit mask and byte mask
> * 'scaled' memory transfers
> * mirrored memory transfers
>
> everything for use with 15/16/32 bits per pixel styled graphics memory.
>
> Get all that stuff at my homepage at
>    http://members.yline.com/~tom_at_work/index.html
>
> I added some links to probably interesting sites too.
>
> If you're using Netscape Navigator consider disabling CSS.
>
> In hope it works for you as well as it does for me,
>     Thomas
>
>
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