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Jedi Code Library
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Release 1.100
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Build 2646
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30-May-2007
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Content of this file
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About this release
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Supported tools
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Installation notes
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Manual installation
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Distribution content
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Giving your feedback
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Reporting bugs
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Downloads of stable sources
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Development sources
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Getting involved in JCL development
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About this release
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JCL release 1.100 provides an updated support for all targets (including CodeGear
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Delphi 2007 for Win32 and CodeGear C++Builder 2007).
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As always, multiple bugs have been fixed; for detailed change logs, use the
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facilities of our Subversion repository at Sourceforge.net
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/jcl/, see below.
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Head changes:
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- JclPeImage is significantly updated: it now supports 64-bit applications and
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libraries.
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- JclDebug is significantly updated: .jdbg files contain informations about all
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segments of code. A new option was added to limit exception handling to the
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main thread of the application.
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- PCRE (http://www.pcre.org/) updated to version 7.0. PCRE code can be included
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in the application not requiring "pcre.dll" anymore (experimental - read the
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comments at the beginning of source\common\pcre.pas for details and
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modifications to enable this feature).
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- JclMail : different file names can be specified for attachements
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- Collection of stream classes to make basic operations easier (getting random
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data, multiplexing several streams, buffering an other stream, being notifyed
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on changes, reading common data types, scoping a stream, delegating
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read/write/seek operations.
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- Integration of the JCL help into the help system of Delphi 2005, BDS 2006,
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Turbo Delphi and Delphi 2007 for Win32.
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- New IDE expert to have TortoiseSVN (http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/) and
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TortoiseCVS (http://tortoisecvs.sourceforge.net/) commands integrated in all
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supportted IDE.
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Important:
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- Note that the package naming has changed: the same package name is used by
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all versions of the compiler supporting suffixes (C++Builder 6, Delphi 6,
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Delphi 7, C#Builder 1, Delphi 8, Delphi 2005 and BDS 2006); a different
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suffix is added for each target to the BPL file name (for BDS 2006, the
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library file is named jcl100.bpl). The installer tries to remove old
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packages. 3rd party packages requiring old DJcl* resp. CJcl* packages need to
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be changed to accomodate the new naming scheme or they will cause conflicts
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in the IDE at load time.
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- DCP files are now created in the lib\target subdirectory of the JCL
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installation. 3rd party packages requiring JCL packages need to have this
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path in their "browse path" option to compile.
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(Windows only) Installation options:
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Packages compiled by the JCL installer don't contain any debug informations to
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keep their size as small as possible.
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The Jedi Code Library packages are required by some 3rd party packages
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(including the Jedi Visual Component Library - JVCL), the installer generates
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them if the "Packages" node is checked.
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The installer can generate MAP informations for each package. These
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informations can be linked into binaries to become JCL debug data or be
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converted to .jdbg files. Once linked MAP files could be deleted. These options
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are subnodes of the "Packages" node.
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For BDS 2006, the compiler introduced a new option to make the same packages
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available in C++, by checking the "Dual packages" option of the "Packages" node,
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you will be able to call functions of the JCL from C++ code.
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.net Framework support:
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A subset of JCL units was worked over to support Delphi.Net (Delphi 2005
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& BDS 2006). The packages belong to the Jedi.Jcl namespace. The installer can
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generate these packages for Delphi 2005 and BDS 2006, it displays an other tab
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to configure options and directory. The installation process is similar to the
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native targets.
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Supported Tools
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The JCL can be compiled and installed in the following environments
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Only runtime support:
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- Kylix 3 (cf Installation notes)
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Only design-time support (only experts):
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- C#Builder 1 (cf Installation notes).
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- Delphi 8.net (cf Installation notes).
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Both supports (run time and design time):
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- Delphi version 5, 6, 7.
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- C++Builder version 5 & 6.
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- Delphi 2005 (Delphi Win32 and Delphi.net personalities).
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- Borland Developer Studio 2006 (Delphi Win32, C++ Builder Win32, Delphi.net
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and C#Builder personalities).
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- Turbo Delphi (explorer and professional - cf Installation notes).
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- CodeGear Delphi 2007 for Win32.
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Installation notes
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- Not every unit supports all tools. Look out for *.exc files in the tool-
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specific lib/subdirectories for a list of units excluded from compilation.
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- Kylix 3 Delphi/C++ installation is back but specific code has not been tested
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with the latest versions of the kernel. Please ensure you use the flavor of
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the JCL with Unix EOL.
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- Free Pascal (http://www.freepascal.org/) support has not been updated for
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this release; most units fromsource/common should work with FP 2.0, as tests
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with a 2.0 beta (1.9.8)indicated, but this has not been verified. Note that
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there are no plans to support FP versions from the 1.0 branch.
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Installation for Turbo Delphi
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The Jedi Code Library can be compiled targetting Turbo Delphi Explorer and Turbo
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Delphi Professional. Turbo Delphi Professional is recognized as BDS 2006, you
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have to download its command line compiler from CodeGear website at
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http://www.codegear.com/Default.aspx?tabid=160 to install the full JCL on this
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tool.
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To install the JCL targetting Turbo Delphi Explorer, consider the following
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checks:
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- If you have an other supported version of Delphi/C++Builder on this computer,
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it should automatically be detected and the installer will process as usual.
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- If you only have Turbo Delphi Explorer (and no other tools) on the computer,
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the installer cannot becompiled. You have to use the Turbo Explorer flavor of
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the JCL that contains a precompiled installer. However, you will not be able
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to install any experts.
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Installation on C#Builder 1 and Delphi 8:
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- These products cannot be used to build the JCL installer, you need an other
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supported product to install JCL experts on these products.
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- These products are not able to use the JCL library as a runtime library. You
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cannot write managed applications and managed packages based on the JCL.
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- These products are not shipped with their native compilers, you have to
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download it from codecentral (http://cc.codegear.com/). The item
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(http://codecentral.codegear.com/Download.aspx?id=21333) contains the native
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compiler to be installed in Delphi 8. The item
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(http://codecentral.codegear.com/Download.aspx?id=21334) contains the native
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compiler to be installed in C#Builder 1. These zip files have to be extracted
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in the products directory using the standard pattern:
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Executable files (exe and dll) - BDS\X.0\bin
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Compiler files (dcp and dcu) - BDS\X.0\lib
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Toolsapi source files - BDS\X.0\source\ToolsAPI
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Default installation
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For all others versions of Delphi, C++Builder and BDS, simply launch Install.bat
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and the installer window will let you configure options and install the library.
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Manual Installation
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Although it is not recommended, a manual installation is possible. You will have
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to manually configure options for the library. That is done by modifying an
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included file.
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For each tool you want to install the JCL in, repeat the following steps:
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1. Open and edit included file to customize options:
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- For Kylix 3 (Delphi): source\jclkd3.inc
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- For Kylix 3 (C++Builder): source\jclkc3.inc
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- For C++Builder 5: source\jclc5.inc
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- For C++Builder 6: source\jclc6.inc
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- For Delphi 5: source\jcld5.inc
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- For Delphi 6: source\jcld6.inc
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- For Delphi 7: source\jcld7.inc
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- For Delphi 2005: source\jcld9.inc
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- For Delphi.net 2005: source\jcld9.net.inc
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- For BDS 2006 (Delphi and C++Builder) and CodeGear Delphi 2007 for Win32 :
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source\jcld10.inc
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- For Delphi.net 2006: source\jcld10.net.inc
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2. In the IDE, open and compile package Jcl.dpk (or Jcl.bpk for C++Builder)
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located in a subdirectory of the "packages" directory matching your version of
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the IDE. This package doesn't have to be installed since it doesn't provide any
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components.
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3. If you want to install experts, open package JclBaseExpert.dpk and compile
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it, then you can install all the experts you want (packages are located in the
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same directory).
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Distribution content
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Install.bat - Compile and run VCL version of the JCL Installer (Win32)
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QInstall.bat - Compile and run CLX version of JCL Installer (Win32)
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install.sh - Compile and run JCL Installer (Linux)
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bin - Common place for sample application EXE files
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lib - Common place for compiled units.
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docs - Readme (this file) and other documents
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docs\Readme.html - This file
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docs\Experts.html - Readme file about the experts
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docs\MPL-1.1.txt - The Mozilla Public Licence (MPL) version 1.1
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docs\MPL FAQ.html - Frequently Asked Questions about the MPL
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docs\cps.html - Cross Platform Strategy
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experts - JCL IDE experts source code
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experts\debug - JCL Debug IDE expert for using JclDebug unit
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experts\debug\dialog - Application exception dialog replacement
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experts\debug\simdview - Low-level debug window for XMM registers
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experts\debug\threadnames - IDE expert showing class names for debugged threads
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experts\debug\tools - Tools for creating files with JCL debug information
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experts\favfolders - Favorite folders combobox in IDE open/save file dialogs
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experts\projectanalyzer - Project Analyzer IDE expert
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experts\useswizard - JCL uses wizard
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experts\versioncontrol - Integration of TortoiseCVS and TortoiseSVN in the IDE
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examples - JCL example applications
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examples\common - CLX and Win32 example applications in Delphi
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examples\dotnet - JCL example applications for Delphi.net
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examples\windows - JCL example applications for Delphi.Win32
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examples\windows\delphitools - Collection of system tools using JCL
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help - Help file (distributed in a separate archive)
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install - Installer source code
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packages - JCL package sources
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source - JCL source code
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Giving your feedback
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If you have any comments or suggestions we would appreciate it if you drop us a
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note. There are several ways to get in contact with us:
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- Newsgroup is the recommended way to contact other JCL users and the team
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itself. They are hosted at news://forums.talkto.net/jedi.jcl.
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- Write to jcl@delphi-jedi.org or to jcl-testing@delphi-jedi.org This email
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account should not be used for support requests. If you need support please
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use either the newsgroups or the mailing list.
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- If you want to keep up to date about JCL then you can join the JCL mailing
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list by going to http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/JEDI-JCL/You can also use
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this list to voice your opinion, comments or suggestions.
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Reporting bugs
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The general rule is: If you want to get a bug fixed you need to log it!
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An issue tracking tool can be accessed via ('Code Library' category):
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http://homepages.codegear.com/jedi/issuetracker/
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Please be aware that you are allowed there to enter feature request and code
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donations as well.
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The JEDI issue tracker is based up on the Mantis BugTracker Open Source project.
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More background information about it is available on its homepage
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http://mantisbt.sourceforge.net
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Downloads of stable sources
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These sources are official JCL releases and file status can be considered as
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stable for use in final applications. During the past years, there have been
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around 2 or 3 releases per year.
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Jedi Code Library: File List on SourceForge:
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http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=47514
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Development sources
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These files are under active development and may cause some incompatibilities
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and some conflicts with existing code. You should not use these files in final
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applications. The JCL development team provides these files for testing and
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feedback from users.
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You can download snapshots of the Subversion repository updated every day in the
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JCL daily page http://jcl.sourceforge.net/daily/
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To always have access to the most recent changes in the JCL, you should install
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a Subversion client (we recommend TortoiseSVN http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/and
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RapidSVN http://rapidsvn.tigris.org/) and download the SVN repository files to
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your computer as explained in the repository page of the JEDI Wiki at
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http://homepages.codegear.com/jedi/wiki/index.php?title=Repository With the SVN
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client, you can update your local repository at any time. You can also view the
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repository online via the web interface at http://jcl.svn.sourceforge.net/
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Getting involved in JCL development
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If you want to help out making JCL better or bigger or just plain cooler, there
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are several ways in which you can help out. Here are some of the things we need
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your help on:
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- Donate source code
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- Donate time writing help
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- Donate time writing demos
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- Donate time fixing bugs
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- Share your experience by helping users in newsgroups and mailing lists
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JCL accepts donations from developers as long as the source fullfills the
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requirements set up by the JEDI and JCL teams. To read more about these
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requirements, visit the page http://homepages.codegear.com/jedi/jcl
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You can also donate your time by writing help for the source already in JCL.
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We currently use Doc-o-Matic to create the finished help files but the actual
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help sources are plain text files in a simple to understand format. We can
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provide you with auto-generated templates with all classes, properties,
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types etc already inserted. The "only" thing left to do is fill in the actual
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help text for the help items. If you are interested in writing help, contact us.
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If you want to help fix bugs in JCL, go to Mantis and check the bug report
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there. You can post replies as well as fixes directly in the bug report. One of
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the JCL developers will pick up the report/fix and update the Subversion
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repository if the fi is satisfactory. If you report and fix a lot of bugs, you
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might even get developer access to SVN so you can update the JCL files directly.
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