In our previous episode, Mark Morgan Lloyd said: > Would it be possible to query the makefile to get the required compiler > version etc.? Something like > > $ make version > This is Free Pascal version 2.7.1, release 123456. > The only compiler version supported by the build procedure is 2.6.2.
IMHO redundant. Since the answer is always "the last official release", with a few exceptions during a transition, that answer is easier to remember than a makefile target. > This wouldn't solve historical questions for somebody trying to get > every major version on his system (e.g. "which version of FPC should I > use to build 2.4.2") but might help in the future. The release before 2.4.2, iow 2.4.0. The system is simple. The warning is simply to remind people. P.s. I added the note for overrideversioncheck too, as discussed, since it was easy to do, and solve a few cases. But in general, I think it will drown out in the noise. (maybe put a sleep there too? :-) _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
