Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/19/12:02:15
On Sat, 18 Jan 1997 00:35:29 GMT, brin AT star DOT net (Brin) wrote:
>
>> I just heard about GNU Pascal for the first time today, and am
>>curious about it. From what I hear it's similar to GCC as far as the
>>interface goes, and probably has some other similarities (ASM
>>syntax?). Is it compatible with most code written for TP6.0/7.0?
>
>>Finally (of course) where can I get it? I ahte asking questions like
>>that... the answer must be right in front of my eyes... :)
>
>IMHO, GNU pascal is the best pascal compiler available, it is 80%
>compatible with Borland syntax (but it was not the goal to be 100%
>compatible due to alot of the routines were DOS orientated) You are
>right about the asm syntax, it uses AT&T syntax. You can find out
>even more by going to:
>
>http://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/~gnu-pascal
>
>The official GNU Pascal homepage or you can get it at any simtel
>mirror etc. as: gpp2721.zip.
>
I would not download gpp2721.zip if you want to do Pascal; it is the
C++ compiler. GNU Pascal is distributed as gpc20b.zip (binary
distribution) and gpc20s.zip (compiler sources)
JanJaap
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