Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/11/14/11:30:25
In article <199811141214 DOT MAA03001 AT remus DOT clara DOT net>,
djgpp AT delorie DOT com wrote:
> > > > When i try to compile pascal it gives the error message:
> > > >
> > > > pascal compiler not installed on this system
> > > >
> > > > is there a zip file that i forgot to download or did i do
> > > > something wrong??
> > >
> > > You've probably only got the C/C++ distribution. I'm not sure
> > where you can
> > > get the Pascal files from. Try the zip picker on
> > www.delorie.com/djgpp. BTW,
> > > you do know that DJGPP is a C/C++ compiler - so unless you are
> > going to try
> > > and link pascal files with C files, you are a little offtopic.
> >
> > Why? DJGPP's Pascal compiler is a perfectly reasonable tool for someone
> > to use and discuss on this forum, IMHO.
>
> Fair enough. I just thought that DJGPP was the C/C++ port of the GNU
> package, and that GNU Pascal wasn't part of DJGPP. I'm obviously wrong. How
> many people here use GNU Pascal though?
>
> James Arthur
> jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
> ICQ#15054819
Not to start a language war - I am perfectly happy using both C and Pascal.
But whenever I want a fairly complex program to develop smoothly, with a
minimum of obscure errors, I use Pascal. This eliminates thinking about what
is or isn't a pointer, makes struct/record field use obvious, and (totally
unavailable in C) allows me to use subranges and nested procedures/functions.
I really can't speak about GNU Pascal yet, because I am waiting for a new
machine and until I get that I am not going to start a DJGPP installation.
Then I expect to have enough disk space, and intend to also install Linux.
So I use an ancient TP5 together with my own units that bring it much closer
to ISO standard, and at least lets me use real Pascal i/o semantics. These
are, IMHO, much cleaner than C's standard libraries, although I have written
a few routines that implement Pascal like semantics (or C++ streams semantics
if you like) for C. These handle writing integer/longs/reals/strings in
fields with right/left justification (altho Std Pascal only provides right
justification).
At least for me, this sort of thing resolves a lot of thinking up front. I
don't want to create any interchange of criticisms, let alone flames, so if
you violently disagree so be it. If you want to see my baby C library,
e-mail me at the address BELOW with NOSPAM removed.
--
Chuck Falconer (Charles_Falconer AT NOSPAMapsnet DOT com)
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