[fpc-pascal] Compiling the compiler

Michael Van Canneyt michael at freepascal.org
Mon Jul 24 21:31:27 CEST 2006



On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Andreas Berger wrote:

> 
> 
> > BTW a new release 2.0.4, with a load of bug fixes, updates, is being
> > prepared for release within next weeks - we are currently on rc2.   
> > 
> Thanks for the clear instructions. This should really be in the FAQ or Wiki.
> 
> Just a few questions:
> - Will the 2.0.x tree be integrated into the 2.1.x tree?

No. It's rather the reverse: fixes done in 2.1 are merged back to 2.0

> - Why are there two branches?

To keep new development (i.e. things that fall outside of fixes) out of
2.0.

> - To integrate threading into DOS should I use 2.0.x or 2.1.x?

2.1.x because 2.0.4 is the last 2.0 release. 

Michael.



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