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Lazarus 1.6 - 2nd Release Candidate
Martin_fr:
The Lazarus team is glad to announce the second release candidate of Lazarus 1.6.
This release was built with FPC 3.0.0.
The previous release Lazarus 1.4.4 was built with FPC 2.6.4.
Here is the list of fixes for Lazarus 1.6:
http://wiki.freepascal.org/Lazarus_1.6_fixes_branch
Here is the list of changes for Lazarus and Free Pascal:
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_1.6.0_release_notes
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/User_Changes_3.0.0
The release is available for download on SourceForge:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/
Choose your CPU, OS, distro and then the "Lazarus 1.6RC2" directory.
Checksums for the SourceForge files:
http://www.lazarus-ide.org/index.php?page=checksums#1_6_0RC2
Minimum requirements:
Windows:
98, 2k, XP, Vista, 7, 32 or 64bit.
Win98 and WinNT IDE needs FPC 2.6.4 and building with flag -dWIN9XPLATFORM.
FreeBSD/Linux:
gtk 2.8 or qt4.5, 32 or 64bit.
Mac OS X:
10.5 to 10.11, LCL only 32bit, non LCL apps can be 64bit.
The svn tag is
http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/tags/lazarus_1_6_RC2
== Why should everybody (including you) test the release candidate? ==
In the past weeks the Lazarus team has stabilized the 1.6 fixes branch.
The resulting 1.6RC2 is now stable enough to be used by any one for
test purposes.
However many of the fixes and new features that where committed since the release of 1.4 required changes to the code of existing features too. While we have tested those ourself, there may still be problems that only occur with very specific configurations or one project in a million.
Yes, it may be that you are the only person with a project, that will not work in the new IDE. So if you do not test, we can not fix it.
Please do not wait for the final release, in order to test. It may be too late. Once the release is out we will have to be more selective about which fixes can be merged for further 1.6.x releases. So it may be, that we can not merge the fix you require. And then you will miss out on all the new features.
== How to test ==
Download and install the 1.6RC2.
- On Windows you can install as a 2ndary install, that will not affect your current install:
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Multiple_Lazarus#Installation_of_multiple_Lazarus
- On other platforms, if you install to a new location you need to use --primary-config-path
In either case you should make backups. (including your primary config)
Open your project in the current Lazarus (1.4.x), and use "Publish Project" from the project menu. This creates a clean copy of your project.
You can then open that copy in the RC2. Please test:
- If you can edit forms in the designer
- rename components / change properties in Object inspector / Add new events
- Add components to form / Move components on form
- Frames, if you use them
- If you can navigate the source code (e.g. jump to implementation)
- Auto completion in source code
- Compile, debug and run
- Anything else you use in your daily work
JuhaManninen:
A note about the Sparta docked form designer. The package is included
in 1.6 release but unfortunately it is not stable there. Many of its
bugs are widgetset dependent.
It has been improved in trunk already by Maciej and Ondrej but it
required changes also in LCL and in source editor. Such changes have a
risk of introducing regressions and could not be merged to 1.6.
AnchorDocking package also got many improvements but is still not perfect.
These features will be improved in trunk and released later (maybe
Lazarus 2.0). There may be other Sparta packages baking, too, and a
new menu designer works already well in trunk.
What if somebody wants to use the docked form designer but is hit by its bugs?
Then he must use trunk, a selected "sweet spot" revision like always
with new features.
Copying the Sparta package from trunk is not enough.
Also bug reports about this feature should be done after testing trunk instead of 1.6 release.
Anyway the new 1.6 release is surely justified and packs lots of goodies:
- FPC 3.0 with all its improvements.
- Improved UTF-8 system.
- Configurable IDE Coolbar
- Desktops feature
- Plenty of smaller improvements around. Read the release notes.
FTurtle:
There is no '1.6RC2' in 'Product Version' list at bugtracker.
motaz:
I get this when I tried to open sourceforge page:
--- Quote ---ERROR
The request could not be satisfied.
The Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to block access from your country.
Generated by cloudfront (CloudFront)
Request ID: 1kgdo0O7td23ZodieyG8Cobs0nCNH4v0Mj8rPQ4mRnCq4gENCNRhVg==
--- End quote ---
What is CloudFront anyway
I have downloaded RC1 previously.
motaz:
It seems that the entire site (sourceforge.net) is closed from Sudan
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