[Lazarus] FPC 2.6.2 + Thread.Queue?

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Wed, 24 Apr 2013, Michael Schnell wrote:

> On 04/24/2013 01:34 AM, silvioprog wrote:
>> 
>> In FPC 2.7.1+ you've the Queue method, but it doesn't exists in FPC 2.6.2. 
>> So, what you uses instead it? The Synchronize method does not works in this 
>> case.
>> 
>> I'm implementing a small unit with some interfaces to use of sockets with 
>> TCP/IP protocol easily, and I need to set compatibility with stable FPC 
>> too. The temporary repository of it is: 
>> https://bitbucket.org/silvioprog/tcpipcomp
>> 
>
> I am very happy that the Delphi compatible and platform independent 
> TThread.Queue() finally is supported by fpc/Lazarus.
>
> OTOH since a long time we do have QueueAsyncCall() which does the same job, 
> is more versatile (as it can pass parameters)m is platform independent (but 
> does not exist in Delphi).

By contrast it works only in lazarus GUI programs, and is useless e.g. for daemons.

Michael.