fpc/install/doc/whatsnew.txt
2003-11-01 20:59:41 +00:00

53 lines
1.5 KiB
Plaintext

Free Pascal Compiler
Version 1.9.0 aka 2.0.0-Beta1
******************************************************************************
Whats New in 1.9.0 aka 2.0.0-Beta1
******************************************************************************
Compiler:
+ dyn. arrays
+ interfaces
+ variants
+ full widestring support
+ default parameters
+ cross name scope overloading
+ support for the PowerPC, Sparc and ARM processor, installation packages will follow within the
next weeks
+ new and more sophisticated register allocator
+ inlining across units
+ register calling conventions
+ SSE and SSE2 support for inline assembler
+ PIC code generation
+ new language mode: "Mac Pascal"
+ full boolean evaluation is now also available
* support of int64 integer constants
* improved delphi compatibility in -Sd mode
* a lot of bug fixes
* large parts of the compiler are rewritten to create a more stable,
portable and maintainable compiler
RTL:
+ multithreading support
* completely rewritten unix runtime library
* improved delphi compatiblity
* significantly improved speed of exception related code
* prepared for big endian and 64 Bit CPUs
* a lot of bug fixes
FCL:
+ tdataset support
+ html generator
+ 64 Bit file handling
* a lot of bug fixes
Docs:
* adapted to reflect new language features
IDE:
* a lot of bug fixes
Misc:
* improved cross compilation