[fpc-pascal] 204 Compiler

[Florian Klaempfl]

Carsten Bager wrote:
>>> When compiling some code that has worked with the 202 compiler I 
>>> get this error:
>>> ----
>>> Assembling led
>>> Assembling with smartlinking led
>>> L:\FPC\ARMBIN\AR.EXE: creating libpled.a
>>> wrong command or filename
> 
> This is also a problem with the Windows -> Windows compiler. It shows 
> under Windows 98, but not under XP.
> 
> Are the FPC compiler stopping to support Windows 98/ME ?

Well, supported is everything which is tested ;) I guess none of the current
developers use Win9x anymore so we depend on external bug reports/patches.

> 
> Regards
> 
> Carsten
> 
> ------------------------------
> The problem lies in the command that "fpc" sends to "ar"
> 
> The 202 compiler sends
> L:\FPC\ARMBIN\ar.exe rs libputest.a utest.sl\utest*.o
> 
> The 204 compiler sends
> L:\FPC\ARMBIN\ar.exe qS libputest.a  utest.sl\utest0s10.o 
> utest.sl\utest0s9.o utest.sl\utest0s8.o utest.sl\utest0s7.o utest.sl\utest0s6.o 
> utest.sl\utest0s5.o utest.sl\utest0s4.o utest.sl\utest0s3.o utest.sl\utest0s2.o 
> utest.sl\utest0s1.o
> 
> --------------------------------
> program ptest;
> 
> uses utest;
> 
> begin
>   Test;
> end.
> ----------------------------------
> unit utest;
> 
> {$SMARTLINK ON}
> 
> interface
> 
> Procedure Test;
> 
> 
> implementation
> 
> Procedure Test;
> Begin
>   WriteLn('Test');
> End;
> 
> end.
> -------------------------------
> c:\pp\204\Bin\i386-win32\fpc -XX -al ptest.pas