Re: [fpc-pascal] The Next Release

2016-10-13 Thread code dz
due to the fact that there is no fixed time between major releases , one can wait maybe 10 years to see a next major release , just like gcc4 (2004-2014) , in the other hand gcc5 lives only 1 year . ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.

Re: [fpc-pascal] The Next Release

2016-10-13 Thread Tony Whyman
Of course, fpc might skip version 4 altogether. There is precedent. Winamp skipped version 4 with some lame excuse about not wanting to market "Winamp 4" skins ;-) On 13/10/16 10:56, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: On 2016-10-13 09:58, Bart wrote: The danger in that is that he might get so excited

Re: [fpc-pascal] The Next Release

2016-10-13 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-13 09:58, Bart wrote: > The danger in that is that he might get so excited by the prospect of > seeing a 4.0 version of fpc, that he may die of cardiac arrest in the > process. Thankfully FPC comes with the following disclaimer. :-p “ This program is distributed in the hope that i

Re: [fpc-pascal] The Next Release

2016-10-13 Thread Bart
On 10/13/16, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > Well, you have the source code. Simply change the version number > constant and rebuild it. ;-) The danger in that is that he might get so excited by the prospect of seeing a 4.0 version of fpc, that he may die of cardiac arrest in the process. Bart _

Re: [fpc-pascal] The Next Release

2016-10-12 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2016-10-12 20:27, code dz wrote: > i hope i can see fpc 4.0 befor dying Well, you have the source code. Simply change the version number constant and rebuild it. ;-) Regards, Graeme ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http

Re: [fpc-pascal] The Next Release

2016-10-12 Thread code dz
slow development but it is the best compiler ever ;) i hope i can see fpc 4.0 befor dying :D 2016-10-11 21:59 UTC+02:00, Sven Barth : > Am 11.10.2016 19:57 schrieb "Tony Whyman" : >> >> What's the timetable for the next release? Can we assume that all of > "trunk" will be in it or will it be mor

Re: [fpc-pascal] The Next Release

2016-10-11 Thread Marco van de Voort
In our previous episode, Tony Whyman said: > What's the timetable for the next release? Should be out 2 months ago. Problems with documentation tool are delaying. > Can we assume that all of > "trunk" will be in it or will it be more nuanced? It is a fixes to 3.0 only, no new language features

Re: [fpc-pascal] The Next Release

2016-10-11 Thread Sven Barth
Am 11.10.2016 19:57 schrieb "Tony Whyman" : > > What's the timetable for the next release? Can we assume that all of "trunk" will be in it or will it be more nuanced? The next release will be 3.0.2 (soonish) which will contain quite some fixes compared to 3.0.0, but definitely not everything and m

[fpc-pascal] The Next Release

2016-10-11 Thread Tony Whyman
What's the timetable for the next release? Can we assume that all of "trunk" will be in it or will it be more nuanced? Tony Whyman MWA ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fp