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Tag: RAD Studio

  • Delphi: this version does not support command-line compiling (yes, it does)

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    There are a couple of rare cases where I do an automatic build of a Delphi application from a batch file. This uses the dcc32.exe command-line compiler. This worked great on one machine, but today it failed on another machine that had an identical setup. The error message was: _PasCoreCompile: This version of the product…

  • Delphi XE8 released, introduces Package Manager

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    Earlier I wrote about the new Delphi roadmap and mentioned some features I considered interesting for the upcoming XE8 version. Today, Delphi XE8 was released and in the New Features list, another one caught my eye that I think is potentionally even more promising: the GetIt Package Manager. Every time a new Delphi version is…

  • Bad Delphi upgrade experience (that was partly my own fault)

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    Latest update (11:45): I finally managed to install Update 1. Though I still think the update experience is not as smooth as it could be (most of the points I mention below are still valid), and the error message I was getting was in no way related to what was actually wrong, the original fault…

  • SyncEdit for implementation/interface member parameters

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    When I am editing a method (procedure/function) of an object, I sometimes need to add a parameter or change some. Now in Delphi code, as you probably know, you often have to do that twice: once in the implementation, and once in the interface of the unit (and make sure it matches…). Of course you…