From: jason_hindle@yahoo.com   
      
   On 13/01/2026 17:52, c186282 wrote:   
   >On 1/13/26 04:03, Richard Kettlewell wrote:   
   >> c186282  writes:   
   >>> Noted that the Deb libs are still using VERY   
   >>> old versions of FPC/Lazarus - Laz 2.2   
   >>>   
   >>> The current version of Lazarus is 4.4, FPC around 3.3 or so.   
   >>   
   >> lazarus in Debian stable is 4.0 (with 4.4 in unstable). If you’re seeing   
   >> something older you’re not using current Debian.   
   >   
   >   MX   
   >   
   >> https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=lazarus   
   >>   
   >>> Had to get the CURRENT Lazarus/FPC stuff   
   >>> directly from the Laz site. Previous ver   
   >>> didn't work, they got some version stuff   
   >>> wrong. The latest though WORKS.   
   >>>   
   >>> Is this 'Pascal Prejudice', or just laziness ?   
   >>   
   >> Debian is an unpaid volunteer project. If nobody who cares about a given   
   >> language volunteers their time, the outcome is poor or nonexistent   
   >> support for that language.   
   >   
   >   Delphi still sells (for a LOT) ... so there clearly   
   >   are people who care about Pascal.   
   >   
   >   OK, it's Pascal++ at this point.   
   >   
   >   They keep updating FORTRAN compilers, even COBOL   
   >   compilers. I suspect anti-Wirthism !!!   
   >   
      
   Delphi was born around the time people started connecting Windows   
    applications to remote databases via OCBC. There will be bespoke   
    applications written in the mid 90s that are still viable being maintained   
    to this day.   
      
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