A new upstream version 2.0.4-rc3 is available [1]. The final release 2.0.4 is expected during August [2].
[1] http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpcbuild/tags/release_2_0_4_rc3 [2] http://www.freepascal.org ****************************************************************************** What's New in 2.0.4 ****************************************************************************** More than 1000 changes have been made to 2.0.4 since 2.0.2. As this is a bug fix release, most are fixes for some issues, but new features and performance enhancements have been added as well. Compiler: * Lot of small bugs and compatibility fixes * Updated several translations * Improved code generation * Improved and fixed PIC code generation * Improved register allocation * Improved ansistring string code generation * Several alignment values increased so the requirements of modern processors are met better * WINDOWS defined on all windows platforms (Win32, Win64, WinCE) * Parameter order for methods with structured results changed (result pointer<->self swapped), please check such methods if they are implemented in assembler * i386 compiler no longer needs environment variables set when installed on an x86_64 Linux distribution RTL: * Lot of small bug and compatibility fixes * 64 bit file pointer support on most targets * Faster integer to string conversion * Endian conversion routines added * Improved heap manager * Improved ansistring routines * PowerPC: Power3/4/5/PPC970 compatibility FCL: * Lot of small bugs and compatibility fixes * Improved database support * The sqlitedataset, interbase, fpodbc, ddg, mysqldb3 and mysqldb4 units are obsolete and replaced by the sqldb components * Oracle support added Packages: * Lot of small bugs and compatibility fixes * Improved database support * Apple universal interfaces added Free Vision: * New outline unit * Small bug fixes * Unix: much improved video and keyboard handling * Unix: Free Vision applications no longer need to link to libc * Linux: grab_vcsa utility to ensure vcsa access IDE: * Small bug fixes * Redesigned directories window * Reorganised compiler options window * Option to use Ctrl+X,C,V for cut/copy/paste Misc: * Improved documentation * Better cross compilation support
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