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### 12.3.2 Features that have been implemented

This section lists the new features implemented since 1st Nov 1997, together with the date (YYYYMMDD) on which they were implemented.

After the release of GPC 2.1, this section will be cleared, and the features implemented after that release will either be listed in a new section here or directly in the news.

- 20020424: new procedures ``Initialize'`, ``Finalize'` (fjf659*.pas)
- 20020423: GMP: also supports GMP library version 4 now
- 20020407: ``asmname'` for programs, units and module interfaces (fjf656*.pas)
- 20020306: new function ``CStringStrError'`
- 20020225: new field ``Parent'` in ``PObjectType'`; new operators ``is'` and ``as'` (fjf639*.pas)
- 20020224: abstract methods and object types (fjf637*.pas); new options ``-W[no-]implicit-abstract'`, ``-W[no-]inherited-abstract'`
- 20020224: new field ``Name'` in ``PObjectType'`, containing a pointer to the object type's name (fjf636*.pas)
- 20020224: new built-in type ``PObjectType'` with fields ``Size'` and ``NegatedSize'`, returned by ``TypeOf'` and required by ``SetType'` (fjf636*.pas)
- 20020216: new function ``FormatString'`, new variable ``FormatStringTransformPtr'` (fjf629*.pas)
- 20020203: additional make targets ``pascal.install-with-gcc'`, ``pascal.bindist-with-gcc'`
- 20020125: new function ``Ln1Plus'` (fjf602.pas)
- 20020103: (start of) translation of the manual into Croatian
- 20011221: BP compatible ``Graph'` unit (in ``GRX'` package)
- 20011220: Intl: new unit
- 20011213: new function ``LTrim'`
- 20011201: before adding ``#0'` when assigning/passing string as CStrings, check if there is a ``#0'` already, to avoid faults if the memory is read-only (fjf265.pas, fjf574a.pas)
- 20011111: new options ``-W[no-]semicolon'` (warn about a semicolon after ``then'`, ``else'` or ``do'`) (fjf562*.pas)
- 20011108: changed the syntax for computed ``goto'`s from ``goto *Ptr'` to ``goto (Ptr)'` (only half as ugly:-) (drf4.pas)
- 20011103: new options ``--[no-]double-quoted-strings'` (fjf546[a-f].pas)
- 20011102: support ``InitProc'` (fjf482.pas)
- 20011023: new options ``--[no-]typed-address'`, also as compiler directives ``{$[no-]typed-address}'` or ``{$T+}'`/``{$T-}'` (fjf540[a-h].pas)
- 20011023: ``asmname'` and ``uses ... in'` now allow concatenated strings (fjf539[ab].pas)
- 20011023: new ``public'` and ``private'` directives for interfaces (fjf538[ab].pas)
- 20011023: new options ``--big-endian'`, ``--little-endian'`, ``--print-needed-options'` for targets whose endianness can vary
- 20011022: make ``{$gpc-main}'` work in units (fjf545.pas)
- 20011018: new predefined symbol ``__GPC_VERSION__'`
- 20011018: new options ``--classic-pascal'` and ``--classic-pascal-level-1'` (equivalent to ``--standard-pascal'` and ``--standard-pascal-level-1'`, and meaning to supersede the latter in the future)
- 20011016: new parameters ``TimeZone'`, ``DST'`, ``TZName1'`, ``TZName2'` to ``UnixTimeToTime'`; new fields ``TimeZone'`, ``DST'`, ``TZName1'`, ``TZName2'` in ``TimeStamp'`
- 20011007: StringUtils: new procedure ``StrHashTableUsage'`
- 20010816: StringUtils: new function ``ShellTokenizeString'`
- 20010713: new option ``-x Preprocessed-Pascal'` or ``--language=Preprocessed-Pascal'` (fjf519*.pas)
- 20010704: optimize string assignments
- 20010704: optimize (non-padding) comparisons with and assignment of the constant empty string
- 20010704: warn about some string comparisons and ``in'` tests that are always ``True'` or always ``False'`
- 20010614: ParserDemo: add support for ``cot'` and angle degree notation
- 20010604: allow ``Delete'` to be called with two or three arguments (fjf509b.pas)
- 20010531: CRT: new key codes ``kbShCtrlIns'`, ``kbShCtrlDel'`
- 20010529: new option ``--init-modules'` (ian3.pas, ian5[ab].pas) <01051815483106.01126@ida>
- 20010524: new variable ``FakeHighLetters'`
- 20010524: StringUtils: new routines ``ShellQuoteString'`, ``AllocateTPStrings'`, ``ClearTPStrings'`, ``TokenizeString'`
- 20010506: ``InOutResString'` and ``InOutResCErrorString'` are now ``PString'`s rather than ``CString'`s
- 20010506: new argument ``Caller'` to the argument ``Proc'` of ``ForEachMarkedBlock'`
- 20010503: new options ``--[no-]read-base-specifier'`, ``--[no-]read-hex'`, ``--[no-]read-white-space'`
- 20010502: new field ``Links'` in ``BindingType'`
- 20010501: DosUnix: new functions ``OEM2Latin1'` and ``Latin12OEM'`
- 20010430: ``GetTerminalName'` now returns a string rather than a ``CString'`
- 20010421: make some lower-level RTS routines available in ``gpc.pas'`, marked "mostly for internal use"
- 20010420: new function ``ReadLink'`
- 20010417: moved the ``PExecute'` code to the ``Pipe'` unit
- 20010417: new parameter ``CloseFlag'` to ``AssignHandle'`; new field ``CloseFlag'` in ``BindingType'`
- 20010415: new function IsTerminal
- 20010412: many error messages now include libc's error message for a more accurate description
- 20010412: new procedure RuntimeErrorErrNo; new variable InOutResCErrorString; ``InOutResStr'`: renamed to ``InOutResString'`, moved to the ``GPC'` unit from a built-in declaration; new parameter ``ErrNoFlag'` to ``IOError'`, ``IOErrorInteger'`, ``IOErrorCString'` and ``IOErrorFile'`
- 20010409: make GPC build with gcc-2.95.3
- 20010312: new routines ``GetDayOfYear'`, ``GetSundayWeekOfYear'`, ``GetMondayWeekOfYear'`, ``GetISOWeekOfYear'`
- 20010304: new procedure ``ChOwn'`
- 20010227: System: new Delphi compatible routines and variables ``CompToDouble'`, ``DoubleToComp'`, ``AllocMemCount'`, ``AllocMemSize'`, ``Assert'`, ``DefaultAssertErrorProc'`, ``AssertErrorProc'`, ``NoErrMsg'`
- 20010227: removed the alternative address operator ``&'` (``@'` is still there)
- 20010227: removed the dialect specific behaviour if GPC is invoked as ``pc'`, ``epc'`, ``bpc'`, etc.
- 20010224: replaced the ``ReleaseCount'` function by a more general ``ForEachMarkedBlock'` procedure
- 20010223: BP compatible ``binobj'` utility
- 20010223: System: new conditional ``__BP_PARAMSTR_0__'`
- 20010121: Trap: new procedure ``TrapReset'`
- 20010110: ``uses'` and ``import'` may now occur multiple times in a program, unit/module interface or unit/module implementation, even between declarations
- 20010108: ParserDemo: add factorial support
- 20010107: new functions ``IsAlpha'`, ``IsSpace'`
- 20001216: CRT: new functions ``AltGrKey'`, ``ExtraKey'`
- 20001215: new function ``GetTempFileNameInDirectory'`
- 20001210: new function ``FormatTime'`, new constant ``InvalidYear'`
- 20001206: new constant ``MaskNoStdDir'`
- 20001205: the constant ``MonthLength'` was replaced by a function of the same name that handles leap years
- 20001201: new constant ``FileMode_Text_Reset_ReadWrite'`
- 20001115: ``shl'` and ``shr'` can also be used as procedures now
- 20001112: new switches ``-W[no-]object-directives'`
- 20001106: StringUtils: new routines ``AppendStr'`, ``StrCut'`, ``Char2Boolean'`, ``StrSkipSpaces'`, ``StrReadQuoted'`, ``StrReadDelimited'`, ``StrReadWord'`, ``StrReadConst'`, ``StrReadComma'`, ``StrReadInt'`, ``StrReadReal'`, ``StrReadBoolean'`, ``StrReadEnum'`
- 20001017: DisposePPStrings
- 20001016: ``GetIOErrorMessage'` now returns a string rather than a ``CString'`
- 20001016: RegExType: changed the field ``Error'` from ``CString'` to ``PString'`
- 20001016: GlobBuffer: replaced fields ``Count'` and ``Result'` by ``Result'` (``PPStrings'`)
- 20001015: ``GetOptErrorFlag'` is now True by default
- 20001014: StringUtils: new functions StrCount, StrReplace, Char2Digit, QuoteString, UnQuoteString, ExpandTabs, ExpandCEscapeSequences
- 20001007: many new docdemo programs
- 20001007: new options ``-W[no-]underscore'`
- 20001003: many new docdemo programs
- 20001001: many new ``Reference'` entries and new material in the ``Programming'` chapter in the manual
- 20000917: added the ``Size'` field of BindingType again
- 20000910: don't add a newline on ``Extend'` to text files that were bound as binary
- 20000909: ``GetOptLong'` can now optionally derive the short options from the ``LongOptions'` array
- 20000909: ``CStringCharPos'`, ``CStringLastCharPos'`: renamed to ``CStringChPos'` and ``CStringLastChPos'` to avoid confusion with ``CharPos'` and ``LastCharPos'`
- 20000902: CRT: new procedure CRTSetTerminal
- 20000828: new procedure FileMove
- 20000826: new constant DayOfWeekName
- 20000825: integrated the FAQ into the GPC Manual
- 20000820: new routines SystemInfo, FileLock, FileUnlock, Alarm
- 20000819: StringUtils: new unit, implementing a string hash table (further routines to be added)
- 20000817: CRT: new routines CRTSavePreviousScreen, CRTSavePreviousScreenWorks
- 20000806: new function GetTerminalName
- 20000803: new functions UserID, GroupID
- 20000723: new parameter ``AccessTime'` to SetFileName
- 20000716: renamed the file mode constants from ``fmfoo'` to ``fm_foo'`
- 20000716: new routines MemoryMap, MemoryUnMap
- 20000626: the default make target for testing GPC is called ``pascal.check'` (or ``check-pascal'`) rather than ``check-gpc'` now; the test must be run in the build directory (not the ``p'` subdirectory) or in the ``test'` subdirectory of the source directory now
- 20000619: ``--borland-pascal'`: ignore everything after ``end.'` (also takes care of "^Z" characters at the end of Dos text files)
- 20000613: Dos: special versions of GetCBreak and SetCBreak for MS-Windows
- 20000612: Dos: new procedures (not only on DJGPP) DosVersion, SetDate, SetTime
- 20000611: CRT: new procedures ``SetScreenSize'`, ``SetMonochrome'`; renamed ``IsMonoMode'` to ``IsMonochrome'`
- 20000610: each of the parameters ``Dir'`, ``Name'` and ``Ext'` to ``FSplit'` may now be ``Null'`
- 20000607: Single RTS command line options are now recognized with ``--gpc-rts=option'` as well, and this can be given multiple times
- 20000607: new procedure ResetGetOpt
- 20000606: CRT: new functions CtrlKey, AltKey; new constants chCtrlA ... chCtrlZ, kbCtrlA ... kbCtrlZ
- 20000605: new routines BlockSignal, SignalBlocked
- 20000605: CRT with ncurses: changing the screen is now done through a shell command definable in the environment variable ``RESIZETERM'` (which defaults to ``resize'`, ``SVGATextMode'` and ``setfont'`); the variables ``crt_setfont_command_80_25'`, ``crt_setfont_command_80_50'`, ``crt_setfont_command_40_25'` and ``crt_setfont_command_40_50'` (Linux only) were removed
- 20000604: Dos: new procedures (not only on DJGPP) GetCBreak, SetCBreak, GetVerify, SetVerify
- 20000604: new routines SetInputSignals, GetInputSignals
- 20000531: new demo program ``DynamicArrayDemo'`
- 20000530: integrated the interface of all units included with GPC into the GPC Manual; formatted the interfaces, also of gpc.pas, more nicely
- 20000528: integrated the To-Do list and the list of new GPC features into the GPC Manual
- 20000528: include the demo programs printed in the GPC Manual (currently 59, but expected to become more) into binary distributions in a directory ``docdemos'`
- 20000527: restructured the GPC Manual
- 20000526: in the GPC Manual, the list of command-line options and the list of keywords for the various dialects were updated, and from now on, they are automatically kept up to date, directly from the source
- 20000526: changed the license of most units and the RTS from LGPL + exception to GPL + exception
- 20000525: ReverseBytes, ConvertFromLittleEndian, ConvertFromBigEndian, ConvertToLittleEndian, ConvertToBigEndian: new parameter ``ElementSize'`; new demo program ``EndianDemo'`
- 20000523: derive the keyword list in the documentation directly from the source
- 20000521: WinCRT: new unit (identical to CRT)
- 20000521: CRT: GetScreenSize renamed to ScreenSize (WinCRT compatibility); added some missing WinCRT compatibility stuff
- 20000519: new function GetMountPoint
- 20000516: new field Device in BindingType
- 20000516: BlockReadLittleEndian, BlockReadBigEndian, BlockWriteLittleEndian, BlockWriteBigEndian: new parameter ``ElementSize'`
- 20000516: new procedures ReadStringLittleEndian, ReadStringBigEndian, WriteStringLittleEndian, WriteStringBigEndian
- 20000509: System: new functions Ofs, Seg, Ptr, CSeg, DSeg, SSeg, SPtr and a number of variables (mostly useless and only for BP compatibility)
- 20000507: new procedure IOErrorFile
- 20000505: ``asmname'` in variable and constant declarations must now come after the type; furthermore, ``asmname'` doesn't imply ``external'` anymore
- 20000502: SeekEOF, SeekEOLn
- 20000421: new function InstallSignalHandler
- 20000418: recognize files with ``.pp'` or ``.dpr'` extension as Pascal sources
- 20000415: new switch ``{$[no-]debug-statement[=foo]}'` (call a procedure automatically before each statement for debugging)
- 20000415: RTS command line options are now recognized after ``--gpc-rts'` instead of ``-Grts'`
- 20000415: removed ``__cstring__'`, ``__void__'`
- 20000414: the RTS command line options are now also available as long options; new RTS options ``--version'` (print RTS version and exit), ``--abort-on-error'` (abort with SIGABRT on runtime error), ``--error-file'`, ``--error-fd'` (dump runtime error messages and strack trace to given file name or FD)
- 20000412: runtime errors are now printed with their address to help debugging (using addr2line), and the address is stored in ErrorAddr
- 20000411: new functions ReturnAddress, FrameAddress
- 20000411: local compiler directives and defines with ``{$local}'` and ``{$endlocal}'` (fjf430*.pas)
- 20000409: ``{$ifopt}'`
- 20000409: case-[in]sensitve defines with {{$csdefine}} and {{$cidefine}} (or ``--csdefine'` and ``cidefine'`); ``{$define}'` (but not ``--define'`) is now case-insensitive
- 20000407: make ``mod'` with negative right operand work like in BP; allow expressions like ``-2 * +3'`
- 20000407: ``make check'` now runs the current test suite rather than the (obsolete and removed) dejagnu tests; the test suite now produces a summary output by default, ``make pascal.check-long'` (or ``check-pascal-long'`) produces the long output format as before
- 20000407: new option ``-W[no-]warnings'` (enable/disable warnings)
- 20000407: make single-letter compiler directives BP compatible (``--borland-pascal'`: ignore ``$F'`, ``$O'` etc., ignore numbers after ``$M'`); new option ``--[no-]stack-checking'`, also as compiler directives ``{$[no-]stack-checking}'` or ``{$S+}'`/``{$S-}'`; replace ``{$P+}'`/``{$P-}'` by ``{$[no-]pedantic}'` (or ``--[no-]pedantic'` on the command line); ignore ``{W+}'`/``{W-}'` in ``--borland-pascal'` mode
- 20000406: CRT: new variable CRTAutoInitProc; new procedure CRTNotInitialized
- 20000405: new switches ``--[no-]macros'`
- 20000402: new switches ``-W[no-]field-name-problem'`
- 20000402: allow all ``-Wfoo'` options also as ``{$W foo}'` directives (no more ``{$Wfoo}'` like in the last alpha release!)
- 20000331: replace ``--no-nested-comments'` by ``--mixed-comments'` (and vice versa); new options ``--[no-]nested-comments'`, ``-W[no-]mixed-comments'`, ``-W[no-]nested-comments'` (mixcom*.pas, nest*.pas); allow comments (but not compiler directives) within compiler directives
- 20000331: make C style char escapes the default for strings enclosed in ``""'` (like ``--char-escapes'` used to do), and use ``\"'` rather than ``""'` to get a verbatim ``"'` in them; remove the ``--[no-]char-escapes'` switch and the ``{$E[+-]}'` compiler directive
- 20000331: Delphi style ``//'` comments, new switch ``--[no-]delphi-comments'` and compiler option ``{$[no-]delphi-comments}'`
- 20000327: new header gpc-in-c.h for inclusion of GPC code into C programs; new demo program GPC_C_Pas to demonstrate this
- 20000327: allow ``^const'` to create a pointer to a constant
- 20000327: don't expand macros in ``--borland-pascal'` and ``--delphi'`
- 20000327: Dos: added the unportable Dos-only routines under DJGPP if ``__BP_UNPORTABLE_ROUTINES__'` is defined
- 20000326: removed ``__asmname__'`, ``__const__'`, ``__external__'`, ``__inline__'`, ``__static__'`, ``__volatile__'`, ``__byte__'`, ``__short__'`, ``__long__'`, ``__longlong__'`, ``__unsigned__'`
- 20000322: cleaned up the lexer; removed some fossils, e.g. ``--c-numbers'`
- 20000306: file sizes can now be bigger than ``Integer'` (e.g. 64 bit files on 32 bit machines) if supported by the OS via lseek64() or llseek() (e.g. Linux, Solaris, IRIX)
- 20000221: new types ByteBool, ShortBool, WordBool, MedBool, LongBool, LongestBool, Boolean(n) (fjf395.pas)
- 20000219: build in ``Include'`, ``Exclude'`
- 20000213: make ``nil'` also a value of any procedural/functional type (fjf258[a-e].pas)
- 20000211: new functions ``PathExists'`, ``DataDirectoryName'`, new parameter ``Prefix'` to ``ConfigFileName'`
- 20000211: new fields SymLink, TextBinary in BindingType; new procedure AssignBinary; removed variable TextFilesBinary
- 20000202: new options ``--[no-]progress-messages'`, ``--[no-]progress-bar'`
- 20000202: ignore ``{$L+}'`/``{$L-}'` directives (for BP compatibility)
- 20000131: new unit MD5; new demo program MD5Demo
- 20000124: new unit FileUtils; new demo program FindFilesDemo
- 20000111: changed the internal file handling from using ``FILE *'` to integer file handles, to make it more efficient and get rid of some problems; replaced the ``CFile'` field in ``BindingType'` by a ``Handle'` field; replaced the ``AssignCFile'` procedure by an ``AssignHandle'` procedure; removed the ``GetFile'` function (note ``FileHandle'`)
- 20000111: new function Integer2String
- 20000106: new functions IsPrintable, CharSet2RegEx
- 19991217: System: new functions RealToBPReal, BPRealToReal
- 19991217: new functions IsInfinity, IsNotANumber, SplitReal
- 19991124: new demo program ProcVarDemo
- 19991117: new function ``LongReal2Str'` to work-around the ``Work (Real)'` problem on the MIPS
- 19991110: CRT: DJGPP: added support for 40 column modes (requires updated PDCurses library)
- 19991104: new demo program FExpandDemo
- 19991103: CRT: changed the define to get an X11 version from XCURSES to X11
- 19991102: added ``Special'` field to BindingType
- 19991101: new function GetShellPath
- 19991101: new option ``--[no-]transparent-file-names'` to derive the external file names from the file variable names <199909010105.VAA23844@kaylor.ncifcrf.gov> (fjf394.pas)
- 19991025: CRT: new procedures SimulateBlockCursor, SimulateBlockCursorOff
- 19991023: CRT: don't initialize curses at the beginning of the program, but initialize it automatically when the first CRT routine is called (for BP compatiblity); new procedure CRTInit to explicitly initialize CRT which also sets some defaults (PCCharSet and update level) to more natural (and less BP compatible) values
- 19991023: CRT: allow any of the parameters to GetWindow to be ``Null'`
- 19991014: new procedure ReAlloc; previous ReAlloc function (libc) renamed to CReAlloc; new variable ReAllocPtr
- 19991014: new functions GetPasswordEntryByName, GetPasswordEntryByUID, GetPasswordEntries; make ExpandEnvironment recognize ``~user'`
- 19991006: RegEx: support for converting subexpression references to upper/lower case while replacing them with ``\u7'`/``\l7'`
- 19990924: new functions MemCompCase, StrEqualCase, PosCase, LastPosCase, PosFromCase, LastPosTillCase, IsPrefixCase, IsSuffixCase, ExecuteNoTerminal
- 19990922: System: new procedure SetTextBuf for BP compatibility
- 19990905: before building the RTS, make sure that the compiler version used is current, to prevent strange bugs when building with an older version <17698.990820@mg.dp.ua>
- 19990805: new procedure SeedRandom; new variable SeedRandomPtr; automatically initialize the random number generator like Randomize does at the first call to Random unless SeedRandom was called before (only for the default RNG; not the BP compatible one in the System unit)
- 19990802: new procedure RestoreTerminalClearCRT
- 19990801: CRT: added support for panels (overlapping windows); new routines GetActivePanel, PanelNew, PanelDelete, PanelBindToBackground, PanelIsBoundToBackground, PanelActivate, PanelHide, PanelShow, PanelHidden, PanelTop, PanelBottom, PanelMoveAbove, PanelMoveBelow, PanelAbove, PanelBelow, IgnoreCursor
- 19990728: new demo program ArraySliceDemo
- 19990727: CRT: replaced the variables PCCharSet and UseControlChars by routines SetPCCharSet, GetPCCharSet, SetControlChars, GetControlChars
- 19990727: GMP: new procedures mpf_exp, mpf_ln, mpf_pow, mpf_arctan, mpf_pi
- 19990726: implemented environment variable management in Pascal, so that it's independent of libc differences (e.g. the presence or not of ``environ'`); new routines UnSetEnv, GetCEnvironment; removed PutEnv and CSystem functions (obsoleted by SetEnv and Execute); turned the Environment variable into a schema which contains the environment variables as CStrings; allow empty and case-sensitive environment variables within GPC programs even under Dos
- 19990723: make ``{$gnu-pascal}'` completely equivalent to ``--gnu-pascal'`; add ``{$gnu-pascal}'` to all included units so they can also be compiled with ``--automake'` when ``--foo-pascal'` options are given (dialec[1-6].pas)
- 19990723: new options ``-W[no-]typed-const'` and ``-W[no-]near-far'`
- 19990720: new functions SetTerminalProcessGroup, GetTerminalProcessGroup
- 19990719: new demo program RealPower
- 19990709: new constants for signals; new routines Kill, WaitPID, SetProcessGroup (formerly in the Pipe unit)
- 19990622: new function FileHandle; un-built-in GetFile -- it is now in the GPC unit, but obsolete
- 19990622: new routines AllocateBigMem, DisposeBigMem, MoveToBigMem, MoveFromBigMem, MapBigMem for uniform access to big memory blocks for GPC and BP; new demo program BigMemDemo
- 19990617: integrated the ``PExecute'` unit into the RTS
- 19990612: ``register'` directive
- 19990609: integrated the GetOpt unit into the RTS (because the RTS uses it, anyway); removed the Internal unit from the installation (because using it from programs is really not recommendable)
- 19990603: new procedure SetEnv (makes obsolete libc's PutEnv)
- 19990601: included a ``GPC'` unit for BP to provide some GPC compatibility to BP programs
- 19990527: new demo program TrapDemo
- 19990527: new units HeapMon, Trap
- 19990527: new function ReleaseCount
- 19990526: new routines RegisterRestoreTerminal, UnregisterRestoreTerminal, RestoreTerminal
- 19990502: new routine SetProcessGroup
- 19990424: new function RegExPosFrom
- 19990403: new constant FileNamesCaseSensitive, new function FileNameLoCase
- 19990327: added 20 demo programs
- 19990325: new function GetMicroSecondTime
- 19990324: renamed the CString routines in the RTS so they get a ``CString'` prefix, moved the BP compatibility identifiers for the same routines into the ``Strings'` unit
- 19990308: ``--no-default-paths'`
- 19990307: new functions IOSelect, IOSelectRead
- 19990225: ``--no-{unit,object}-path'`
- 19990225: ``--[no-]io-checking'` and ``{$[no-]io-checking}'` as synonyms for ``{$I+-}'`
- 19990219: recognize (but currently ignore) published/public/protected/private
- 19990218: renamed DataReady to CanRead
- 19990213: change warnings of the form ``Foo-Pascal does not have foobars'` into ``foobars are {GPC-specific|a GPC extension}'` and add spaces before all but the first line of multi-line messages
- 19990211: new procedures Sleep, SleepMicroSeconds, GetCPUTime
- 19990211: CRT: new procedures CRTUpdate, CRTRedraw, SetScroll, CRTSetCursesMode
- 19990209: renamed the __BP_INTEGERS__ (System unit) and _Borland_16_Bit_ (Dos and WinDos units) defines to __BP_TYPE_SIZES__
- 19990209: Pipe: new parameter ``Process'` to Pipe; new functions WaitPipeProcess, StrSignal, Kill, WaitPID; new constants (actually variables) for the signals
- 19990205: new routines HasWildCardsOrBraces, BraceExpand, MultiFileNameMatch, GlobOn, MultiGlob, MultiGlobOn, QuoteFileName, UnQuoteFileName, FExpandQuoted, ForceAddDirSeparator, FindNonQuotedChar, FindNonQuotedStr, NameExtFromPath; new parameter ``Quoted'` to RelativePath
- 19990202: new declarations DirRoot, QuotingCharacter, EnvVarChars, EnvVarCharsFirst, WildCardChars, FileNameSpecialChars, ShellExecCommand
- 19990127: new functions IsUpCase, IsLoCase, IsAlphaNum, IsAlphaNumUnderscore
- 19990127: CRT: catch some signals and return pseudo function keys for them if CheckBreak is False
- 19990125: added ``User'`, ``Group'`, ``Mode'` and ``INode'` fields to BindingType; new procedure ChMod
- 19990125: CRT: react to screen size changes by external events and return a pseudo function key
- 19990115: built in ``Null'` (= ``nil^'`)
- 19990115: Pipe unit (also for Dos!)
- 19990115: new function DataReady to check if data can be read from a file without blocking
- 19990110: integrated the ``PExecute'` unit into GPC
- 19990102: pass all given options to automake compilations too (without having to repeat them with ``--automake="foo"'`), remove ``--automake="foo"'`
- 19990101: ``--[no-]autolink'` (default is autolink)
- 19981228: ``--[no-]executable-path'`, ``--[no-]unit-destination-path'`, ``--[no-]object-destination-path'`
- 19981222: implemented buffering to speed up reading from files
- 19981213: integrated the following units into GPC: ``GetOpt'`, ``RegEx'`, ``GMP'`, ``Ports'`
- 19981212: new string routines: SetString, StringOfChar (Delphi compatibility)
- 19981212: integrated the ``DosUnix'` unit into GPC
- 19981210: integrated the ``GPCUtil'` unit into GPC
- 19981208: integrated the following units into GPC: ``System'`, ``Turbo3'`
- 19981208: remove {$W-} as much as possible in the units
- 19981208: built in Addr, Assigned
- 19981207: integrated the following units into GPC: ``CRT'`, ``Dos'`, ``Overlay'`, ``Printer'`, ``Strings'`, ``WinDos'`
- 19981206: ``--unit-path'` (upath.pas), ``--object-path'` (opath.pas); don't allow them in a source file
- 19981206: allow ``Copy'` with 2 arguments (fjf40e.pas)
- 19981205: ``FileName'` function with a Pascal string return value
- 19981205: interpret ``{$L foo}'` as ``-lfoo'`; accept files with ``.so'` extension in ``{$L}'`
- 19981203: pre-define ``__OS_DOS__'` on Dos-like systems
- 19981202: ``--uses=foo(bar.pas),bar,baz(../baz.pas)'` (fjf101b.pas)
- 19981202: make ``='` and so on for strings work as exact comparisons (``--borland-pascal'`; ``--[no-]exact-compare-strings'`) (fjf38{,[a-f]}.pas)
- 19981201: pre-define __BORLAND_PASCAL__ etc. depending on the dialect options and __GNU_PASCAL__ if no dialect option was given (dialdef{,[1-6]}.pas)
- 19981108: new time routines UnixTimeToTimeStamp and TimeStampToUnixTime
- 19981108: added ``AccessTime'`, ``ModificationTime'` and ``ChangeTime'` fields to BindingType
- 19981021: added a ``Force'` field to BindingType
- 19980921: procedures to convert the endianness of single variables (ReverseBytes, Convert{From,To}{Little,Big}Endian) and to do this while reading/writing them from/to untyped files (Block{Read,Write}{Little,Big}Endian)
- 19980919: MaxLongInt
- 19980918: a number of new CString routines, including almost all (that weren't already there) of BP's strings unit
- 19980918: WinDos: portable BP compatible unit with most of the routines (those that can possibly be implemented in a portable way)
- 19980917: CRT: some win (TP 5), wincrt and tpcrt compatibility routines and some extensions added
- 19980915: Internal: unit, with the internal RTS declarations from gpc.pas moved into it
- 19980914: System: remove built-in procedures UpCase, LoCase, ChDir, MkDir, RmDir, FileSize, AddNullTerminator, InOutRes, IOResult, FileMode
- 19980914: System: GetDir, Lo, Hi, Swap, MemAvail, MaxAvail, HeapError, HeapErrorNilReturn
- 19980912: declared CGetMem, CFreeMem, ReAlloc
- 19980909: build in GetMemPtr, FreeMemPtr
- 19980830: allow ``RunError'` without arguments (error code -1)
- 19980830: ``--no-automake'`, ``--no-autobuild'`, ``--no-autolink'` (each of them disables all of ``--autolink'`, ``--automake'` and ``--autobuild'`)
- 19980822: internally remove the ``type'` parameter to _p_bind()
- 19980818: build in GPC_StatFS
- 19980724: procedures UpCaseString, LoCaseString, functions UpCaseStr, LoCaseStr
- 19980722: longest{int,real}-field-width (fieldw.pas)
- 19980722: allow collecting options in several ``--automake'` oder ``--autobuild'` options
- 19980719: build in ExitCode, ErrorAddr
- 19980719: Dos: portable BP compatible unit with most of the routines (those that can possibly be implemented in a portable way)
- 19980717: added a ``DayOfWeek'` field to TimeStamp and a DayOfWeek function
- 19980715: define __GPC_RELEASE__
- 19980702: new CString functions: StrLen, StrEnd, StrScan, StrRScan, StrDup, StrCmp, StrCaseCmp
- 19980701: new file name declarations and routines: PathSeparator, DirSeparator, DirSeparators, ExtSeparator, DirSelf, DirParent, NullDevice, TTYDevice, ConsoleDevice, GetCurrentDirectory, GetTempDirectory, GetTempFileName, GetTempFileName_CString, Slash2OSDirSeparator, OSDirSeparator2Slash, Slash2OSDirSeparator_CString, OSDirSeparator2Slash_CString, FileExists, DirectoryExists, FSearch, FSearch_Executable, Expand_Environment, FExpand, FSplit, DirFromPath, NameFromPath, ExtFromPath, OpenDir, ReadDir, CloseDir
- 19980629: runtime I/O error handling with {$I+-}
- 19980629: build in NewCString, StrPCopy, CString2String (fjf156.pas); String2CString
- 19980629: build in UpCase, LoCase (locale-dependent, except in ``--borland-pascal'`, there only 7 bit ASCII) (fjf165a.pas,fjf165b.pas)
- 19980629: build in High, Low (for ordinal types and arrays)
- 19980629: build in Random (for LongestCard and LongestReal), Randomize
- 19980629: build in SizeType, PtrDiffType
- 19980629: build in Pi <Pine.SGI.3.96.980318113542.2662B-100000@pugh.bip.bham.ac.uk>
- 19980629: build in Erase, Rename, ChDir, MkDir, RmDir, FileMode, Flush
- 19980628: internally remove the unused second parameter of Dispose/FreeMem
- 19980626: allow mixing of New/GetMem/Dispose/FreeMem with malloc()/free() and with Mark/Release (except free() with Release in some cases)
- 19980623: Turbo3 unit
- 19980619: Printer: portable (piping to lpr under Un*x)
- 19980613: ``--gnu-pascal'`
- 19980611: CRT: portable ncurses-based unit
- 19980604: print error messsages in the form: ``a.out: [internal error:] unknown code in ``Write'` (error #904)'`
- 19980531: when opening a file with a file name, do a binding actually (fjf169.pas)
- 19980523: added a ``MicroSecond'` field to TimeStamp
- 19980520: printer unit for Dos
- 19980520: ``--uses="foo"'` (fjf101.pas,fjf101a.pas)
- 19980511: build in FilePos, FileSize, Truncate, Append
- 19980511: build in RunError
- 19980405: accept (but currently ignore) {$ifopt}
- 19980405: When passing a long string value to a PChar parameter, automatically add a #0 terminator
- 19980405: allow ``type y(b:integer)=array[1..b] of integer; x=y;'` (fjf115.pas)
- 19980405: Fail (FreeMem, when constructor called by New)
- 19980405: rename AssignLength and AssignType to SetLength and SetType, resp., for Delphi compatibility
- 19980405: warn about absolute declarations and type casts that can cause alignment problems
- 19980405: ``--autobuild'`
- 19980129: predefine symbols for endianness
- 19980114: recognize ``--[no-]truncate-strings'` in WriteStr (fjf59.pas,truncstr.pas)
- 19980114: build in untyped files and BlockRead, BlockWrite (blockop.pas)
- 19971230: build in Int, Frac (fjf129.pas)
- 19971215: build in PtrInt, PtrCard, PtrWord
- 19971130: allow opening files to ``"'` or ``'-''` for stdin/stdout
- 19971121: different versions of math functions for LongReal
- 19971121: allow ``with'` for schema types <199710152102.XAA04800@helena.mi.uni-erlangen.de> (fjf70.pas)
- 19971121: allow ``(var) := expr'` (fjf100.pas)
- 19971112: build in ParamCount, ParamStr (params.pas)
- 19971112: initialize arrays of text in a loop rather than individually (fh19971016) (fjf64.pas)
- 19971112: build in Seek
- 19971112: build in FillChar, Move (moving whole words), MoveLeft, MoveRight (moving single bytes) (moves.pas)
- 19971106: build in Delete (fjf62.pas) (fh19971008), Pos (delinspos.pas), Copy
- 19971106: AssignLength (alength.pas)
- 19971101: make the char array in a String ``[1..Capacity+1]'` so that there's always space for a #0 terminator
- 19971101: build in Str and Val; Str in ``--borland-pascal'`: only one argument
- 19971101: build in StdErr
- 19971101: optimize ``in'` with set constructors
- 19971101: build in Insert (fjf61.pas)

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