macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fpclocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install fpcMacPorts ports tree · lang/fpc/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install fpc with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Free Pascal: multi-architecture Pascal compiler. Version 3.2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add fpcAlpine Linux edge package indexes · fpc · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install fp-compilerDebian stable package indexes · fp-compiler · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install fpcFedora Rawhide package metadata · fpc · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fpcnixpkgs package indexes · fpc · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S fpcArch Linux sync databases · fpc · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install fpcopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fpc · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Free Pascal: multi-architecture Pascal compiler
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bin2obj
- chmcmd
- chmls
- cldrparser
- compileserver
- data2inc
- delp
- fd2pascal
- fpc
- fpcjres
- fpclasschart
- fpcmake
- fpcmkcfg
- fpcres
- fpcreslipo
- fpcsubst
- fpdoc
- fppkg
- fprcp
- h2pas
- h2paspp
- instantfpc
- json2pas
- makeskel
- mka64ins
- mkarmins
- mkinsadd
- mkx86ins
- pas2fpm
- pas2jni
- pas2js
- pas2ut
history
Project history and usage
Free Pascal Compiler, commonly FPC, is a mature open-source compiler for Pascal and Object Pascal. Its official site describes it as a 16-, 32-, and 64-bit Turbo Pascal and Delphi-compatible compiler with many CPU and operating-system targets.
Project history
The compiler was originally named FPK-Pascal. The official FAQ gives a compact project history: it started in June 1993, small programs worked by October 1993, the compiler compiled its own sources by March 1995, it was released on the Internet in March 1996, and version 1.0 arrived in July 2000.
FPC grew from a Turbo Pascal-compatible compiler into a broad language-runtime project with compiler, RTL, packages, utilities, tests, installer, documentation, and release-building repositories. The home page lists targets across x86, AMD64, PowerPC, SPARC, ARM, AArch64, MIPS, Motorola 68k, AVR, JVM, and more, with development support for RISC-V, Xtensa, Z80, WebAssembly, LLVM, and pas2js.
Adoption history
FPC's adoption is closely tied to Pascal compatibility and cross-platform reach. It gave Pascal and Object Pascal users a free compiler path for Linux, Windows, BSD, macOS, DOS, OS/2, embedded platforms, and later mobile and unusual targets.
In August 2021, the project announced that all SVN repositories had been converted to Git and moved to GitLab, with the Mantis bug tracker also converted. That move is a clear package-history milestone because it changed how downstream packagers, contributors, and distribution maintainers track source.
How it is used
Users compile Pascal and Object Pascal programs with fpc and related target-specific ppcXYZ compiler binaries. The distribution also includes documentation, tools such as fpcmake, fpdoc, h2pas, ppudump, and package sources including the Free Component Library.
The user guide documents fpc.cfg as the compiler configuration file. On Unix-like systems, the compiler looks in the current directory, the user's home directory as .fpc.cfg, PPC_CONFIG_PATH, an etc directory above the compiler directory, and /etc unless -n disables config lookup.
Why package nerds care
FPC is package-nerd significant because it is both a compiler package and a bootstrap ecosystem. Packaging it means managing compiler binaries, RTL units, packages, tools, documentation, target support, and the usual self-hosting concerns.
It also anchors Lazarus and a broader Object Pascal open-source stack, making it a key dependency for desktop GUI development, legacy Pascal migration, cross-compilation, and Pascal-to-JavaScript workflows.
Timeline
- 1993: FPK-Pascal project started.
- 1995: Compiler compiled its own sources.
- 1996: Released on the Internet.
- 2000: Version 1.0 released.
- 2015: Version 3.0.0 released.
- 2020: Version 3.2.0 released.
- 2021: Version 3.2.2 released and repositories moved from SVN to GitLab.
Related projects
- Lazarus is the most visible adjacent project in the Free Pascal ecosystem.
- Related FPC subprojects and tools include the Free Component Library, RTL, fpdoc, fpcmake, h2pas, pas2js, and target-specific compiler backends.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
fpc.cfg~/.fpc.cfg$PPC_CONFIG_PATH/fpc.cfg/usr/local/etc/fpc.cfg/etc/fpc.cfg
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bin2obj | cli | global executable | |
chmcmd | cli | global executable | |
chmls | cli | global executable | |
cldrparser | cli | global executable | |
compileserver | cli | global executable | |
data2inc | cli | global executable | |
delp | cli | global executable | |
fd2pascal | cli | global executable | |
fpc | cli | global executable | |
fpcjres | cli | global executable | |
fpclasschart | cli | global executable | |
fpcmake | cli | global executable | |
fpcmkcfg | cli | global executable | |
fpcres | cli | global executable | |
fpcreslipo | cli | global executable | |
fpcsubst | cli | global executable | |
fpdoc | cli | global executable | |
fppkg | cli | global executable | |
fprcp | cli | global executable | |
h2pas | cli | global executable | |
h2paspp | cli | global executable | |
instantfpc | cli | global executable | |
json2pas | cli | global executable | |
makeskel | cli | global executable | |
mka64ins | cli | global executable | |
mkarmins | cli | global executable | |
mkinsadd | cli | global executable | |
mkx86ins | cli | global executable | |
pas2fpm | cli | global executable | |
pas2jni | cli | global executable | |
pas2js | cli | global executable | |
pas2ut | cli | global executable | |
plex | cli | global executable | |
postw32 | cli | global executable | |
ppca64 | cli | global executable | |
ppdep | cli | global executable | |
ppudump | cli | global executable | |
ppufiles | cli | global executable | |
ppumove | cli | global executable | |
ptop | cli | global executable | |
pyacc | cli | global executable | |
rmcvsdir | cli | global executable | |
rstconv | cli | global executable | |
unihelper | cli | global executable | |
unitdiff | cli | global executable | |
webidl2pas | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.2.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.freepascal.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fpc |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.2.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fpc |
| Homepage | https://www.freepascal.org/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/fpc/source |
| Upstream docs | https://www.freepascal.org/develop.var |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/freepascal/Source/3.2.2/fpc-3.2.2.source.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fpc |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Conflicts With |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
fp-compiler 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - compiler dependency package
sudo apt install fp-compiler- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-compiler-3.2.2 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - compiler
sudo apt install fp-compiler-3.2.2- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-docs 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - documentation dependency package
sudo apt install fp-docs- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-docs-3.2.2 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - documentation
sudo apt install fp-docs-3.2.2- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-ide 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - IDE dependency package
sudo apt install fp-ide- Section: devel
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-ide-3.2.2 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - IDE
sudo apt install fp-ide-3.2.2- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-base 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - base units dependency package
sudo apt install fp-units-base- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-base-3.2.2 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - base units
sudo apt install fp-units-base-3.2.2- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-db 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - database-library units dependency package
sudo apt install fp-units-db- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-db-3.2.2 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - database-library units
sudo apt install fp-units-db-3.2.2- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 8 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-fcl 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - Free Component Library dependency package
sudo apt install fp-units-fcl- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-fcl-3.2.2 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - Free Component Library
sudo apt install fp-units-fcl-3.2.2- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-fv 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - Free Vision units dependency package
sudo apt install fp-units-fv- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-fv-3.2.2 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - Free Vision units
sudo apt install fp-units-fv-3.2.2- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-gfx 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - graphics-library units dependency package
sudo apt install fp-units-gfx- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
Debian apt95%
fp-units-gfx-3.2.2 3.2.2+dfsg-46
Free Pascal - graphics-library units
sudo apt install fp-units-gfx-3.2.2- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fpc
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 8 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fpc
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