Changelog
fpc (2.4.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
* New upstream release with many fixes and a few new features. (Closes:Bug#606655) - Most bugfixes in the RTL and packages before june 2010 have been merged. - List of changes which may affect the behaviour of previously working code, and how to cope with these changes is available online on http://wiki.freepascal.org/User_Changes_2.4.2 - List of reported bugs which have been fixed in this release is available online on http://bugs.freepascal.org/changelog_page.php * New Platforms: - Long term bug in OS/2 implementation of unit Video finally fixed which among others allows inclusion of the text-mode IDE (without debugger) for this platform as part of the distribution again. * Compiler changes: - Support D2006+ FOR..IN, with some FPC specific enhancements. Refer to http://wiki.freepascal.org/for-in_loop for more information - Support for sealed and abstract classes. * Packages changes: - Many improvements to the XML units - Many improvements to the database units - Many improvements to the chm units - Moved fpc-subst tool from fp-compiler package to fp-utils one * Set 2.4.2 as default FPC version. -- Abou Al Montacir <email address hidden> Tue, 09 Mar 2011 10:02:00 +0100
