Free Pascal 2.2 Has Been Released

Daniel Mantione writes "Free Pascal 2.2 has been released. Several new platforms are supported, like the Mac OS X on Intel platform, the Game Boy Advance, Windows CE and 64-Windows. Free Pascal is now the first and only free software compiler that targets 64-bit Windows. These advancements were made possible by Free Pascal's internal assembler and linker allowing support for platforms not supported by the GNU binutils. The advancement in internal assembling and linking also allow faster compilation times and smaller executables, increasing the programmer comfort. Other new features are stabs debug support, many new code optimizations, resourcestring smart-linking and more."

Mixed Reaction....

[chefmonkey]

Half of me is saying "cool!"

The other half is looking very confused and asking "why?"

I still like Pascal

[Colin Smith]

TurboPascal was great. Or is it Delphi now?

I still need a blue screen to write code quickly.

 

Hmph.

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't feed the trolls, it only encourages them.

Re:I still like Pascal

[tepples]

I still need a blue screen to write code quickly.

You're in luck. Free Pascal works on Windows.

Re:Mixed Reaction....

[Dunbal]

I wonder how much orphaned legacy Delphi code there is out there looking for a support route.

      OMG, powerful alliteration and anthropomorphism. Here I am with a visual image of a young code snippet out in the winter cold, begging people for a couple pence for a "cuppa tea".

Re:What advantages does this have over Ada?

[Just Some Guy]

Does Free Pascal offer any advantages over Ada?

It's not Ada. Isn't that enough?

Re:Mixed Reaction....

[arth1]

Half of me is saying "cool!"

The other half is looking very confused and asking "why?"

I'm also feeling rather blaise about it...

I freed myself of Pascal...

[AetherBurner]

when I got out of college. I have been clean and sober from Pascal since then and I plan to stay on the wagon.

Re:Mixed Reaction....

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm glad they released him. Pascal was clearly innocent, and the victim of unconstitutional entrapment.

Re:Mixed Reaction....

[Anonymous Coward]

Who are you calling alliterate?

You probly can't even read good either.

Re:For some definition of the word 'free'

[andreyw]

Me. A corporate shill. Why yes. Because using a non-``the holy GNU'''s C compiler somehow means you sell your soul to the very devil.

Re:Mixed Reaction....

[Nazlfrag]

Assuming alliterations are always apparent admits absence of afterthought. Learn that linguistics leverage lost lines, lest ye languish. Parent poster presumably postulated the Pascal premise presuppositionally. Defined, 'I wonder how much orphaned legacy Delphi code there is out there looking for a support route.' distinctly diverges to 'Does destitute Delphi data desire duplicate development designs?'