If you are a Delphi developer and are not using the full FastMM memory manager (either the free version 4 or the commercial version 5) you really should try it. The limited FastMM version, that is included with Delphi since Delphi 2006, does not have the full debug mode. And that's the mode you should … Continue reading You should be using the full FastMM
Get Samba connection information
Note to self: The command to get connection information for a (Linux based) Samba server is smbstatus. It needs root privileges. e.g. [bash] sudo smbstatus -v | less [/bash]
GExperts 1.3.25 2024-08-24 released
The new GExperts version still supports all Delphi versions back to Delphi 6 (with the notable exception of Delphi 8) and even the Delphi 12 version is no longer in Beta state. I hope we have fixed some more bugs and haven't added too many more. As always: Report and any bugs you find (or … Continue reading GExperts 1.3.25 2024-08-24 released
GExperts Webinar
Jim McKeeth is going to hold a Webinar Essential Delphi: GExperts on 2024-08-28. I'll try to join if I find the time (it's scheduled for 17:00 CEST (15:00 UTC), so I might just make it.) Past webinars are available on the GDK Software YouTube channel. Edit: The webinar has just ended. You can watch a … Continue reading GExperts Webinar
CodeInsightExpert for GExperts
Michael Höfmann has written an additional CodeInsightExpert (in German) that can be added to GExperts and supports the writing of CodeInsight compatible comments in Delphi 12 (Athens). The source code is in his repository on GitHub. Note that this is not an official expert in GExperts, so you won't get any support from me. I … Continue reading CodeInsightExpert for GExperts
GExperts FAQ: Why does the Grep Results window not remember size and position?
The Grep Results window (and several other windows) can be docked to the IDE. To allow that GExperts does not save their positions and size but lets the IDE do that, which means these settings are part of an IDE desktop. While this can be convenient in the case of a docked window, it can … Continue reading GExperts FAQ: Why does the Grep Results window not remember size and position?
dzBdsLauncher 1.0.14 released
Unfortunately version 1.0.13 of dzBdsLauncher had a bug when called with a Delphi 2007 .dproj file: It correctly detected (or rather assumed) Delphi 2007 but then said it could not detect the Delphi version. That bug is now fixed in the version 1.0.14.
Configure a svn repository on SourceForge to allow changing a log message
I tend to make typos in the log messages to SubVersion commits and it is always embarrassing when I later come across these typos. Svn can be configured to allow changing log messages by adding a server hook, but that's not the default. The now defunct OSDN, which was based on an old version of … Continue reading Configure a svn repository on SourceForge to allow changing a log message
Autocompletion for TEdits fixed for Delphi 11 and later
I wrote about autocompletion for TEdits before here, here and here. My dzlib contains several helper functions to add TEdit-autocompletion for directories, files (with a filter) and generic strings from a string list. All of them worked fine for me and were used in several our internal programs. But that changed when trying them with … Continue reading Autocompletion for TEdits fixed for Delphi 11 and later
Prevent the Proxmox Terminal UI installer to switch to graphics mode
I wanted to try Proxmox VE on one of the BMAX B6 mini PCs we recently bought - the ones which turned out to not meet the Windows 11 minimum requirements - and ran into an unexpected problem: Regardless whether I selected the graphical or Terminal UI installer, after a few seconds the display went … Continue reading Prevent the Proxmox Terminal UI installer to switch to graphics mode