Free Pascal Compiler

                               Version 0.99.12

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                            Whats New in 0.99.12
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Compiler:
  + lot of ansistring fixes
  + coff writer for go32v2,win32 with instant .a creation (BETA)
  + working global browser
  + new compiler directives (path and other cmdline switches)
  + val,readln support range checking
  + initialization/finalization support
  + methodpointer support
  + message support
  * better intel,at&t parsers with mmx,kni support
  * better unit dependency handling and recompiling
  * static var fixes
  * better addr() support
  * lot of other fixes, too many to list here

RTL:
  + Internationalization suport in sysutils
  + FileNameCaseSensitive boolean for go32v2,win32
  * more precise str/val
  * better val(),readln()
  * io error handling much more like tp7
  * small other fixes

Utils:
  + ptop to pretty print your sources
  * beter ppudump


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                            Whats New in 0.99.10
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Compiler:
  + better optimizer
  + ansistring support
  + array of const support for FormatStr
  + automatic heaptrc unit including with the -gh option
  + open strings ($P+) support
  + DLL generation for Win32
  + printf support for cdecl using array of const
  * exceptions are finally working
  * fixed some ppu problems
  * fixed unit interdependency problems
  * better range checking, also for enums
  * size of objects without virtuals is now the same as tp7
  * lot of fixes for the assembler readers
  * more constant expression evalutations
  * removed all memoryleaks
  * almost all reported bugs are fixed

RTL:
  + heaptrc unit to detect memoryleaks and other problems with the heap
  + graph unit works and some missing functions are added
  * objects unit fully works
  * more functions for the classes,sysutils unit

Utils:
  * ppudump updated for new ppu entries
  * h2pas updated to write new cdecl declaration


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                            Whats New in 0.99.8
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Compiler:
  + smartlinking support (-Cx)
  + new ppu format which much more portable en extendible
  + new scanner with better file position info
  + constant evaluation like tp7 (trunc,round,hi,swap)
  + rtti support
  + exception support
  + longbool,wordbool support
  + enumerated packing support like delphi
  + c variable support (-Sv)
  + Win32 support (no export and resource support yet)
  * optimizer switches changed to be easier to use
  * lot of fixes for sets, also supporting dynamic creation
  * working open array (sizeof,high)
  * better filename handling for all platforms
  * ability to list source lines in the assembler file
  * some error messages changed to for better understanding
  * better calling convention support, delphi compatible
  * glibc2 (linux) support
  * too many other small bugfixes and internal enhancements

RTL:
  + sysutils unit for objpas
  + port[] array for go32v2
  + graph unit for linux
  + uniform objects unit for all platforms
  + rtti support
  + automatic Longfilename (LFN) support for go32v2
  * go32 crt startup delay has been removed
  * missing pchar support for some file functions (assign,rename)
  * heapblocks support, which is much faster when allocating a lot
    of small blocks (like objects)
  * filerec/textrec is now uniform for all platforms (but not tp7 compatible)
  * extended is the default floating point type
  * lot of other fixes and small enhancements

Utils:
  + h2pas util to convert .h files to .pas file
  + ppudump util replaces the old dumpppu
  * mkdep is now much less strict and (* *) support


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                            Whats New in 0.99.5
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Mainly, bugs are fixed and some improvements are
made in that release, besides that the following stuff is
added:
 * compiler
   - mem[] and absolute works now as expected (go32v2 target only)
   - basic MMX support by the compiler (see docs for more infos)
 * runtime library
   - better support of floating point types