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This document describes the planned road to FPC 2.0.0 which will be the next stable version of FPC.
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{{Road_to_2.0}}
  
The final 2.0 will probably support the following targets:
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This document describes the planned road to FPC 2.0.0 which will be the next stable version of FPC. It contains information how things are planned, however this might change from time to time.
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'''2.0''' has been released in may 2005 for
  
 
* i386/Linux
 
* i386/Linux
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* i386/OS/2
 
* i386/OS/2
 
* i386/EMX
 
* i386/EMX
* i386/go32v2 (only non NT-based systems)
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* i386/Netware (clib and libc)
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* <strike>i386/go32v2</strike> (only non NT-based systems). No maintainer, efforts to postrelease go32v2 have started though.
  
 
* powerpc/Darwin (Mac OS X)
 
* powerpc/Darwin (Mac OS X)
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* x86-64/Linux
 
* x86-64/Linux
* x86-64/FreeBSD  
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* x86-64/FreeBSD (?)
* x86-64/Win64 (?) depends if GNU Tools will be available soon
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* <strike>x86-64/Win64</strike> Platform and GNU Tools not available
  
 
* arm/Linux
 
* arm/Linux
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* [http://bewareserv.sourceforge.net/ Bewareserv] (suggested by fpcfan)
 
* [http://bewareserv.sourceforge.net/ Bewareserv] (suggested by fpcfan)
  
1.9.4 has been released supporting the following targets:
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'''1.9.4''' has been released supporting the following targets:
 
* i386/Linux
 
* i386/Linux
 
* i386/Win32
 
* i386/Win32
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* powerpc/Linux
 
* powerpc/Linux
  
1.9.6 ([[1.9.6 Todo]]) within 2-4 months  ('''2.0RC1''')
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'''1.9.6 aka 2.0.0-RC1''' has been released supported the following targets:
 
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* i386/Linux
Goals:
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* i386/Win32
* integrate dwarf branch
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* i386/FreeBSD
* fix bugs
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* i386/OS/2
* get at least some optimizer stuff working
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* i386/go32v2
* PIC and packages support  ('''post 2.0''')
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* i386/Netware (clib and libc)
* OS independant 64-bit filesystem support. ('''post 2.0RC1''')
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* powerpc/Darwin
* thread synchronization (tthread.synchronize) working. ('''post 2.0RC1''')
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* powerpc/Linux
Contains: 1.9.4 releases plus
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* powerpc/MacOS
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* sparc/Linux
 
* x86-64/Linux
 
* x86-64/Linux
* x86-64/FreeBSD ('''post 2.0RC1''')
 
* arm/Linux ('''post 2.0RC1''')
 
* sparc/Linux
 
* powerpc/MacOS (as native compiler)
 
* strip 1.0.x compat compiling features
 
  
1.9.8 aka ('''2.0RC2'''): within the next 4-6 months
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'''1.9.8 aka 2.0.0-RC2''' has been released supported the following targets:
  
Goals:
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* i386/Linux
* fix bugs and get all packages running
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* i386/Win32
* fix IDE
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* i386/FreeBSD
* full 64-bit RTL support
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* i386/Netware (clib and libc)
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* powerpc/Darwin
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* powerpc/Linux
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* powerpc/MacOS
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* sparc/Linux
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* x86-64/Linux
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* arm/Linux
  
1.9.10: only if important bugs to be tested pop up
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Detailed planning: [[Detailed_1.9.8_Todo]]
  
2.0.0: 1-2 months after last rc, i.e. by the end of the year
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'''1.9.10 aka 2.0.0-RC3''' only if important bugs to be tested pop up

Latest revision as of 06:06, 16 September 2020

English (en)

This document describes the planned road to FPC 2.0.0 which will be the next stable version of FPC. It contains information how things are planned, however this might change from time to time.

2.0 has been released in may 2005 for

  • i386/Linux
  • i386/Win32
  • i386/FreeBSD
  • i386/OS/2
  • i386/EMX
  • i386/Netware (clib and libc)
  • i386/go32v2 (only non NT-based systems). No maintainer, efforts to postrelease go32v2 have started though.
  • powerpc/Darwin (Mac OS X)
  • powerpc/MacOS (classic)
  • powerpc/Linux
  • powerpc/MorphOS (?) depends on Charly
  • x86-64/Linux
  • x86-64/FreeBSD (?)
  • x86-64/Win64 Platform and GNU Tools not available
  • arm/Linux
  • sparc/Linux

Depending on OS requirements, 2.0.0 is supposed to compile and run the following big packages to prove its maturity:

  • Lazarus: all targets having GTK
  • Decal: all targets
  • Dorb: Win32
  • DelphiQuake2: Win32
  • Jedi/JCL linux
  • TurboPower packages
  • FreeCLX
  • ICS/win32 (twsocket)
  • Bewareserv (suggested by fpcfan)

1.9.4 has been released supporting the following targets:

  • i386/Linux
  • i386/Win32
  • i386/FreeBSD
  • i386/OS/2
  • powerpc/Darwin
  • powerpc/Linux

1.9.6 aka 2.0.0-RC1 has been released supported the following targets:

  • i386/Linux
  • i386/Win32
  • i386/FreeBSD
  • i386/OS/2
  • i386/go32v2
  • i386/Netware (clib and libc)
  • powerpc/Darwin
  • powerpc/Linux
  • powerpc/MacOS
  • sparc/Linux
  • x86-64/Linux

1.9.8 aka 2.0.0-RC2 has been released supported the following targets:

  • i386/Linux
  • i386/Win32
  • i386/FreeBSD
  • i386/Netware (clib and libc)
  • powerpc/Darwin
  • powerpc/Linux
  • powerpc/MacOS
  • sparc/Linux
  • x86-64/Linux
  • arm/Linux

Detailed planning: Detailed_1.9.8_Todo

1.9.10 aka 2.0.0-RC3 only if important bugs to be tested pop up