Installation

Via Boss (recommended)

Boss is the community package manager for Delphi and Lazarus projects.

boss install ModernSyntax

Boss will download the package from pubpascal.dev/packages/modernsyntax and add the source path to your project automatically.

Via pubpascal

ModernSyntax is published on pubpascal.dev with a machine-readable SBOM (CycloneDX) for supply-chain transparency. You can browse versions, review the security policy, and download tarballs directly.

Manual installation

1. Clone or download the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ModernDelphiWorks/ModernSyntax.git

2. In RAD Studio / Delphi IDE, open Project → Options → Delphi Compiler → Search path and add the Source\ directory.

3. Add the desired units to your uses clause:

uses
  ModernSyntax.Option,
  ModernSyntax.ResultPair,
  ModernSyntax.Match;

Minimum requirements

Requirement	Value
Delphi version	XE or later
Target platforms	Win32, Win64, Linux64 (verified), macOS/iOS/Android (RTL-supported)
Dependencies	None (RTL only)

Cross-platform notes

Windows-only APIs are guarded for non-Windows targets:

• TDotEnv uses a POSIX setenv/unsetenv shim (Posix.Stdlib) instead of SetEnvironmentVariable.
• OutputDebugString falls back to stderr.
• InterlockedIncrement64 is replaced by the cross-platform AtomicIncrement intrinsic.
• Bare uses Windows clauses are {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}-guarded.

To build for Linux64, install the Linux 64-bit platform (RAD Studio GetIt / GetItCmd -if=delphi_linux -ae), provide a Linux SDK (SDK Manager + PAServer, or a sysroot assembled from a WSL/Linux toolchain passed to dcclinux64 via --syslibroot / --libpath), then compile with dcclinux64.