DOS ain't dead

FPC 2.6.2 released (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 21.03.2013, 17:26

> The 2.7.1 seems to be fixed BUT.
> In the 2.7.1 snapshots isn't included the IDE. I hope, I really hope that
> it doesn't mean that the 2.7.x line will be without it.

Doubt it, MarcoV is a big fan of the IDE. (BTW, I can never seem to get the snapshot from FTP, it's always incomplete / corrupted.)

> I know that FPC is implementing still wider and wider the unicode. I am
> also affraid it also could make a problems in DOS as it does not have any
> unicode layer.

It would be very silly to kill the DOS port due to Unicode, but stranger things have happened. Besides, with no maintainer for so many years, it's a miracle they still build for DOS at all.

Complete thread:

• FPC 2.6.2 released - marcov, 26.02.2013, 10:09 (Announce)
  • FPC 2.6.2 released - Rugxulo, 27.02.2013, 10:49
    • FPC 2.6.2 released - marcov, 28.02.2013, 13:46
      • FPC 2.6.2 released - Rugxulo, 28.02.2013, 20:43
        • FPC 2.6.2 released - Rugxulo, 02.03.2013, 18:57
          • FPC 2.6.2 released - marcov, 03.03.2013, 00:21
            • FPC 2.6.2 released - Rugxulo, 03.03.2013, 02:36
              • FPC 2.6.2 released - marcov, 04.03.2013, 22:23
          • FPC 2.6.2 released - Rugxulo, 14.03.2013, 17:16
            • FPC 2.6.2 released - Rugxulo, 28.03.2013, 00:35
    • FPC 2.6.2 released - rr, 03.03.2013, 21:08
  • FPC 2.6.2 released - Laaca, 18.03.2013, 12:00
    • FPC 2.6.2 released - Rugxulo, 19.03.2013, 00:08
      • FPC 2.6.2 released - Arjay, 19.03.2013, 01:48
      • FPC 2.6.2 released - Laaca, 19.03.2013, 11:40
        • FPC 2.6.2 released - Rugxulo, 21.03.2013, 17:26