Message-Id:	<200305141722.h4EHMsZ12948@delorie.com>
Date:	Wed, 14 May 2003 13:15:14 +0200
From:	Maurice Lombardi <Maurice DOT Lombardi AT ujf-grenoble DOT fr>
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To:	djgpp-announce AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	ANNOUNCE: DJGPP port of GPC (GNU Pascal Compiler) for gcc-3.2.2

The GPC GNU Pascal compiler is now available with the gcc-3.2.2 backend

You can find binaries / documentations / sources in the usual places

v2gnu/gpc322b.zip
v2gnu/gpc322d.zip
v2gnu/gcc322s.zip

Unzip as usual in your djgpp tree, with an unzipper which keeps directory structure.
(unzip32.exe you can find in the simtelnet root DJGPP directory is recommended)
Then read
    DJDIR/gnu/gcc-3.22/gcc/p/readme.djgpp for final instructions (binary)
and/or
    DJDIR/build/readme.gpc (sources)

Since this compiler shares components with gcc, it needs that gcc322b.zip be installed
simultaneously. You can upgrade (or downgrade) to an other gcc version if you keep
all files that gcc322b.zip installed in and below the DJDIR/lib directory. There
will be no confusion neither for gcc nor for gpc.

 From the beginning of the GPC FAQ

1 GNU Pascal
************

1.1 What and why?
=================

    The purpose of the GNU Pascal project is to produce a Pascal
compiler (called GNU Pascal or GPC) which

    * combines the clarity of Pascal with powerful tools suitable for
      real-life programming,

    * supports both the Pascal standard and the Extended Pascal standard
      as defined by ISO, ANSI and IEEE (ISO 7185:1990, ISO/IEC
      10206:1991, ANSI/IEEE 770X3.160-1989),

    * supports other Pascal standards (UCSD Pascal, Borland Pascal,
      parts of Borland Delphi, Mac Pascal and Pascal-SC) in so far as
      this serves the goal of clarity and usability,

    * may be distributed under GNU license conditions, and

    * can generate code for and run on any computer for which the GNU C
      compiler can generate code and run on.

    Pascal was originally designed for teaching. GNU Pascal provides a
smooth way to proceed to challenging programming tasks without learning
a completely different language.

    The current release implements Standard Pascal (ISO 7185, levels 0
and 1), most of Extended Pascal (ISO 10206, aiming for full
compliance), is highly compatible to Borland Pascal (version 7.0), has
some features for compatibility to other compilers (such as VAX Pascal,
Sun Pascal, Mac Pascal, Borland Delphi and Pascal-SC).

    It provides a lot of useful GNU extensions not found in other Pascal
compilers, e.g. to ease the interfacing with C and other languages in a
portable way, and to work with files, directories, dates and more,
mostly independent of the underlying operating system.

    Included units provide support for regular expressions, arithmetic
with integer, rational and real numbers of unlimited size,
internationalization, inter-process communication, message digests and
more. Demo programs show the usage of these units and of many compiler
features.

Enjoy

Maurice

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        Maurice Lombardi
Laboratoire de  Spectrometrie Physique,
Universite Joseph Fourier de Grenoble, BP87
38402 Saint Martin d'Heres Cedex     FRANCE
Tel: 33 (0)4 76 51 47 51
Fax: 33 (0)4 76 63 54 95
mailto:Maurice DOT Lombardi AT ujf-grenoble DOT fr

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