[SOLVED] {$I %FPCVERSION%} What does it mean
lazarus / 64-FPC development

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BrunoK · 2019-01-14 11:05

I'm trying to figure out what {$I %FPCVERSION%} (like in lazarus
ide\AboutFrm line 181)
Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]window.onload = function(){var x1 =
document.getElementById("main_content_section"); if (x1) { var x =
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FPCVersionLabel.Caption:= lisFPCVersion+{$I %FPCVERSION%}; the
%FPCVERSION% represents and where it comes from.

Thanks.

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Ñuño_Martínez · 2019-01-14 12:43

It inserts the version number of the FPC compiler as a string to the
expression.  You'll get more information in the documentation.

Note that it is different than {$I filename}!

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BrunoK · 2019-01-16 08:43

@Ñuño_Martínez thanks for the first link, I couldn't find it.

Let's say solved.

I have branched 3.0.4 for some tests to a private 3.0.6 branch. I
managed to get most 3.0.4 version return to reply 3.0.6 except that 
{$I %FPCVERSION%} that still returns 3.0.4.

Will have to dig/hunt a bit more.

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PascalDragon · 2019-01-17 11:49

Simply search for 'FPCVERSION' (including the quotes) in the compiler
sources which will lead you to a case-clause that uses the
version_string function which in turn uses the version_nr, release_nr
and patch_nr constants in unit version of the compiler.

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BrunoK · 2019-01-17 14:02

@PascalDragon

Thanks.

Indeed it is all there, and is constructed from
version_nr+'.'+release_nr+'.'+patch_nr which I had already changed.

It seems that I mixed up my versions. Will figure it out.