Free Pascal 2.4.4 released !

[marcov]

Hello,

The FPC 2.4.4 release is available from our ftp-servers and sourceforge.
This is probably the final release created from the fixes_2_4 branch.

Changes that may break backwards compatibility are documented at:
http://wiki.freepascal.org/User_Changes_2.4.4

Downloads are available at:

the main FTP server at

ftp://193.224.143.39/pub/fpc/dist/2.4.4/

and

ftp://freepascal.stack.nl/pub/fpc/dist/2.4.4/

Note:
 the main ftp server is currently being migrated, that's why the URL is
 ip-addres based.

Enjoy!

The Free Pascal Compiler Team

                            Free Pascal Compiler

                                Version 2.4.4

******************************************************************************
                              What's New in 2.4.4
******************************************************************************

Free Pascal 2.4.4 contains most library fixes from early June 2010 till March
2011. There are also some compiler fixes, most relating to 64-bit.

Please also see http://wiki.freepascal.org/User_Changes_2.4.4 for a list
of changes which may affect the behaviour of previously working code, and
how to cope with these changes.

Some highlights are:

Packages:

• Many improvements to the XML units
• Many improvements to the database units

• Specially sqlite got quite some fixes.

• Many improvements to the chm units.

• Including a commandline CHM compiler

• Many improvements to fppkg and fpmake for another round of testing.

Platforms:

• Fixes for multi-threading support in OS/2 RTL.

See http://bugs.freepascal.org/changelog_page.php for the list of reported bugs which have been fixed in this release.

[Takeda]

Hihihi...  

I love Lazarus + FreePascal.. And more than 4 days (May 19, 2011) I found newest of  FreePascal is already available to download (in sourceforge),  so I download it and try to compile Lazarus (both Lazarus 0.9.30.1 and Lazarus 0.9.31) using this default compiler with the result Lazarus successfully compiled. I love it.

Two thumbs for the teams of developer behind of the best development tool, Lazarus and FreePascal. And I would like to say, "Thank you very much to the Lazarus teams and FreePascal teams"..

Hello,

The FPC 2.4.4 release is available from our ftp-servers and sourceforge.
This is probably the final release created from the fixes_2_4 branch.

......................................

Downloads are available at:

the main FTP server at

ftp://193.224.143.39/pub/fpc/dist/2.4.4/

and

ftp://freepascal.stack.nl/pub/fpc/dist/2.4.4/

Note:
 the main ftp server is currently being migrated, that's why the URL is
 ip-addres based.

Enjoy!

The Free Pascal Compiler Team

...................................

Little correction, Sir.. It must be direct to FTP, right?
So, it must be set as FTP,

ftp://freepascal.stack.nl/pub/fpc/dist/2.4.4/

ftp://193.224.143.39/pub/fpc/dist/2.4.4/

By this way, me as newbie can "click" it and come to that place with successfully.

Best Regards,
M., Takeda.

[marcov]

It's the forum that mangles the links. I hope I fixed it.

[jaden]

The FTP links in the main post are still broken.  They have an http prefix, then lack the colon after ftp.

After a bit of experimenting, it looks like the

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[ftp] tag is required.

ftp://193.224.143.39/pub/fpc/dist/2.4.4/

[Takeda]

It's the forum that mangles the links. I hope I fixed it.

Yupz..

Well, overall I love Lazarus, FreePascal, and this forum (the Best forum I ever seen..). 

The FTP links in the main post are still broken.  They have an http prefix, then lack the colon after ftp.

After a bit of experimenting, it looks like the

Code: [Select]

[ftp] tag is required.
...............

Yes, I agree with you... We can use this way..


Best regards,
M, Takeda.

[motaz]

Do Lazarus team plan to replace FPC 2.4.2 by 2.4.4 for Lazarus 0.9.30?

[Takeda]

Do Lazarus team plan to replace FPC 2.4.2 by 2.4.4 for Lazarus 0.9.30?

I hear, the team will replace it but in different release number.. Might it will be, Lazarus 0.9.30.2 (the fixes release may be. But I'm not sure..)

By the way, why you not try to compile it by yourself?
You can put source code of Lazarus 0.9.30 or Lazarus 0.9.30.1, + FPC 2.4.4 + Source code of FPC 2.4.4 then compile it.

I already test to compile both Lazarus 0.9.30.1 and Lazarus 0.9.31 using FPC 2.4.4 Pure (from souceforge) with successfully. (I download Binary of FPC 2.4.4 and Source code of FPC 2.4.2 on sourceforge). 

Now, I'm using Lazarus 0.9.30.1 + FPC 2.4.4 . So powerful, reliable, and also so beautiful. I love it. 


NOTE :

To compiling the Lazarus, Please check, =>

1. http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Installing_Lazarus ,This tutorial so help me to compile Lazarus from source code.
2. Download FPC on : http://sourceforge.net/projects/freepascal/files/
3. Download FPC Source on : http://sourceforge.net/projects/freepascal/files/Source/2.4.4/

Have nice a day, Sir.. 

Best Regards,
M, Takeda.

[motaz]

Thanks M Takeda, but can't simple I remove FCP 2.4.2 and install FCP 2.4.4 and then recompile Lazarus 0.9.30 ?

[Takeda]

Thanks M Takeda, but can't simple I remove FCP 2.4.2 and install FCP 2.4.4 and then recompile Lazarus 0.9.30 ?

With pleasure..
Well, in theory it's OK.. But I was test this way a few hours ago.. It's works too..

But before you do this, please, make sure you delete "lazarus.exe", "startlazarus.exe", and "lazbuild.exe" and also you must delete all configuration files..

And Now, You can follow my steps (Do it using Command-Line) :

0. Put your FPC 2.4.4 in the fpc directory
===============================

I put my Lazarus on C:\ and I put my FPC on C:\Lazarus\fpc\

1. Create new "fpc.cfg", by typing :
==========================


cd C:\Lazarus\fpc\2.4.4\bin\i386-win32

fpcmkcfg -d basepath=C:\Lazarus\fpc\2.4.4 -o .\fpc.cfg



2. Now, it's time for Lazarus,

   + Go to main Lazarus directory (to setting main PATH) :
   ==========================================
  
   cd C:\Lazarus\ide
   set path=C:\Lazarus\fpc\2.4.4\bin\i386-win32;C:\Lazarus\


   + It's time to test recompile the lazarus :
   ==============================
  
   cd C:\Lazarus\
   make clean all


Well, if you are lucky, there will available all main executable, =>  "Lazarus.exe", "StartLazarus.exe", and "lazbuild.exe"

3. Then the next step (it will be final step), you must install all packages that you really need, and the final you must rebuild all + clean..


Finish. That's it.

Hope it will be help you..

Have nice a day, Sir.

Regards,
M, Takeda.

[xenblaise]

thanks, noted

[eny]

Anyone got it working on Ubuntu with Lazaros 0.9.30?
Spent 2 days trying to get it working but apparently it's another Kobayashi Maru.

[CaptBill]

Thanks M Takeda, but can't simple I remove FCP 2.4.2 and install FCP 2.4.4 and then recompile Lazarus 0.9.30 ?

With pleasure..
Well, in theory it's OK.. But I was test this way a few hours ago.. It's works too..

But before you do this, please, make sure you delete "lazarus.exe", "startlazarus.exe", and "lazbuild.exe" and also you must delete all configuration files..

And Now, You can follow my steps (Do it using Command-Line) :

0. Put your FPC 2.4.4 in the fpc directory
===============================

I put my Lazarus on C:\ and I put my FPC on C:\Lazarus\fpc\

1. Create new "fpc.cfg", by typing :
==========================


cd C:\Lazarus\fpc\2.4.4\bin\i386-win32

fpcmkcfg -d basepath=C:\Lazarus\fpc\2.4.4 -o .\fpc.cfg



2. Now, it's time for Lazarus,

   + Go to main Lazarus directory (to setting main PATH) :
   ==========================================
  
   cd C:\Lazarus\ide
   set path=C:\Lazarus\fpc\2.4.4\bin\i386-win32;C:\Lazarus\


   + It's time to test recompile the lazarus :
   ==============================
  
   cd C:\Lazarus\
   make clean all


Well, if you are lucky, there will available all main executable, =>  "Lazarus.exe", "StartLazarus.exe", and "lazbuild.exe"

3. Then the next step (it will be final step), you must install all packages that you really need, and the final you must rebuild all + clean..


Finish. That's it.

Hope it will be help you..

Have nice a day, Sir.

Regards,
M, Takeda.

This post belongs on the Wiki in the 'install from SVN' section. Best instructions I have seen yet for compiling from source .

[eny]

This post belongs on the Wiki in the 'install from SVN' section. Best instructions I have seen yet for compiling from source .

Good point.
However this is the procedure for Window$...

[xenblaise]

Anyone got it working on Ubuntu with Lazaros 0.9.30?
Spent 2 days trying to get it working but apparently it's another Kobayashi Maru.

try another linux distro, maybe open suse or any redhat child.

[eny]

try another linux distro, maybe open suse or any redhat child.

To be honest, I have been thinking about that.
However Suse and Red Hat are not as free as Ubuntu is...
The jury is still out on this