--- a/cmake_modules/CMakeDeterminePascalCompiler.cmake	Tue Mar 26 01:18:04 2013 +0100
+++ b/cmake_modules/CMakeDeterminePascalCompiler.cmake	Tue Mar 26 01:43:34 2013 +0100
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER)
 MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER)
 
+if(NOT CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION)
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER} -iV
+                  OUTPUT_VARIABLE CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION
+                  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+                  ) # we assume no error for something so simple
+endif(NOT CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION)
+mark_as_advanced(CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION)
+
 GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(COMPILER_LOCATION "${CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER}" PATH)
 
 # configure variables set in this file for fast reload later on

--- a/cmake_modules/CMakePascalCompiler.cmake.in	Tue Mar 26 01:18:04 2013 +0100
+++ b/cmake_modules/CMakePascalCompiler.cmake.in	Tue Mar 26 01:43:34 2013 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 SET(CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER "@CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER@")
 SET(CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_ARG1 "@CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_ARG1@")
 SET(CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_LOADED 1)
+SET(CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION "@CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION@")
 
 SET(CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_ENV_VAR "FPC")
 

--- a/cmake_modules/FindFreePascal.cmake	Tue Mar 26 01:18:04 2013 +0100
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# - Try to find the FreePascal executable
-# Once done this will define
-#
-#  FREEPASCAL_FOUND       - system has Freepascal
-#  FREEPASCAL_VERSION     - Freepascal version
-#  FREEPASCAL_EXECUTABLE  - Freepascal executable
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2012, Bryan Dunsmore <dunsmoreb@gmail.com>
-# Copyright (c) 2013, Vittorio Giovara <vittorio.giovara@gmail.com>
-#
-# Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the BSD license.
-# For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file.
-
-
-find_program(FREEPASCAL_EXECUTABLE
-    NAMES fpc
-    PATHS /opt/local/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/bin
-    )
-
-if (FREEPASCAL_EXECUTABLE)
-    # check Freepascal version
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${FREEPASCAL_EXECUTABLE} -iV
-                    OUTPUT_VARIABLE FREEPASCAL_VERSION
-                    ERROR_VARIABLE FREEPASCAL_VERSION_ERROR
-                    RESULT_VARIABLE FREEPASCAL_VERSION_RESULT
-                    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-                    )
-
-    if(NOT ${FREEPASCAL_VERSION_RESULT} EQUAL 0)
-        message(SEND_ERROR "Command \"${FREEPASCAL_EXECUTABLE} -iV\" failed with output: ${FREEPASCAL_VERSION_ERROR}")
-    endif()
-endif()
-
-include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-find_package_handle_standard_args(FreePascal DEFAULT_MSG FREEPASCAL_EXECUTABLE FREEPASCAL_VERSION)
-mark_as_advanced(FREEPASCAL_VERSION)
-

--- a/hedgewars/CMakeLists.txt	Tue Mar 26 01:18:04 2013 +0100
+++ b/hedgewars/CMakeLists.txt	Tue Mar 26 01:43:34 2013 +0100
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config.inc.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config.inc)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-if (APPLE)
-    set(required_fpc_version 2.6)
-else()
-    set(required_fpc_version 2.2)
-endif()
 
 set(engine_sources
     SDLh.pas
@@ -92,12 +87,10 @@
 
 include(${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/utils.cmake)
 
-find_package_or_fail(FreePascal)
-
-#when cmake-2.6 support is dropped, this ought to be inside FindFreePascal.cmake
-if (FREEPASCAL_VERSION VERSION_LESS required_fpc_version)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Freepascal ${FREEPASCAL_VERSION} is too old, minimum version required is ${required_fpc_version}")
-elseif(FREEPASCAL_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 2.4)
+if (${CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.2 OR # older versions are just ancient
+    (${CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.6 AND APPLE)) # because of 64bit and opengl bindings
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Your FreePascal installation is too old (fpc ${CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION})!")
+elseif(CMAKE_Pascal_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 2.4)
     #enable INLINE only with a recent version of fpc
     add_flag_prepend(CMAKE_Pascal_FLAGS_RELEASE -Si)
 endif()