Just released is Free Pascal Compiler 1.9.8! (aka 2.0 RC2) It seems like the 2.0 release will be here rather soon as the releases closely approach a final 2.0.0 figure.

Some of whats new in this release:
<ul>[*]SysV style syscalls added for MorphOS[*]Exportable macros for mode MacPas[*]Support procvar declaration in parameters for mode MacPas[*]Give warning if code is never executed in while/if statements[*]Directive {$COPERATORS ON} added, synomym for -Sc[*]Check for uninitialzed from and to values in for-loop statement[*]-Fa<unit> option added to load units in a program before the uses statement is parsed[*]-vz for output to stderr[*]Better support for unique types[*]AfterConstruction/BeforeDestruction behaviour is now compatible with Delphi[*]Better support for Widestring[*]Removed {$THREADING ON} directive, threading support is always available[*]Improved code generation on Sparc[*]Lot of small bugs and compatibility fixes[/list]

Free Pascal is available at www.freepascal.org