[fpc-pascal] Questions from Semi-Beginner

[Tomas Hajny]

On 2021-02-20 17:15, Tomas Hajny wrote:
> On 2021-02-20 13:49, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal wrote:
>> CSlemaker via fpc-pascal <fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org> schrieb am 
>> Sa.,
>> 20. Feb. 2021, 09:48:


> Hello everybody,
> 
> Please, note that the original poster (in Cc: now, so that he doesn't
> miss the response from Sven below) isn't subscribed to fpc-pascal,
> make sure to include him in Cc: of your replies.

Oops, sorry :-( - it should probably have been "she", the name wasn't 
visible in the message from Sven and I didn't pay enough attention to 
look it up. In any case, no offence intended.

Tomas


> 
>>> Will I need to recompile my Pascal source files for object 
>>> compatibility
>>> with Win 10?
>>> Should I install the latest version of Free Pascal, and if so, which
>>> version is that?
>>> Will I have any compatibility problems with my source codes and an
>>> up-to-date compiler?
>> 
>> You don't need to do anything except for installing your FPC version 
>> again.
>> 
>> Of course you're free to upgrade to 3.2.0, but it might involve 
>> changes, so
>> that might be something for another day.
>> 
>> P.S. - "Lazarus" is a term I'm not familiar with.  Is it a completely 
>> new
>>> IDE for Free
>>>    Pascal?  Is there a document which describes differences with the 
>>> old
>>> IDE?
>>>    Is the old IDE still available in case I have trouble with 
>>> Lazarus?
>>> 
>> 
>> Lazarus is nothing new. It's around 20 years old as well and is a very
>> stable and comfortable IDE for Free Pascal. You can use it for both 
>> GUI and
>> console development and especially the code utilities and the debugger
>> integration are more advanced than the text mode IDE.
>> 
>> If you want I'd suggest you to simply download Lazarus 2.0.10 and to 
>> give
>> it a try. On Windows it comes with FPC 3.2.0 which will *not* 
>> interfere
>> with a standalone installation of FPC (e.g. Your 2.6.4).
>> 
>> If you have trouble you can ask here or on the forum (
>> forum.lazarus.freepascal.org for both FPC and Lazarus) or look at the 
>> wiki (
>> wiki.freepascal.org, also for both projects).
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Sven