From: Hartmut Schirmer <hsc AT techfak DOT uni-kiel DOT de>
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Subject: Re: GNU Pascal
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 09:11:49 +0100
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Jonathan Addleman 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... :)

From the GPC - FAQ:
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What is the current version of GNU Pascal?
==========================================

   The official release is GPC 2.0, based on GCC version 2.7.2.1.  The
previous official release was GPC 1.1, based on GCC 2.6.3, and there
was a patched version `turbo-alpha-1.1' with extensions related to
Borland Pascal (R).  Version 2.0 integrates these `turbo-alpha-1.1'
extensions, plus numerous new features and bugfixes.

Where is the GNU Pascal FTP site? WWW?
======================================

   The master FTP site for GNU Pascal is `kampi.hut.fi'. GNU Pascal
related files can be found in:

     ftp://ftp.kampi.hut.fi/jtv/gnu-pascal/

   This site is mirrored on:

     ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/gnu/pascal/

   The latest developer releases can be downloaded from:

     ftp://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/gnu-pascal/

   Also, we have a homepage on the web:

     http://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/~gnu-pascal/

Is it compatible with Turbo Pascal (R) ?
========================================

   GPC is currently *not* a drop-in replacement for Borland's Turbo
Pascal (R).  It supports a number, but not all of the Borland
extensions to the Pascal language. There is no replacement for most of
the Borland runtime library functions. GNU Pascal is part of the GNU
project, so portability is one of its primary goals.  For this reason,
non-portable features of Borland Pascal will probably not be included
into GNU Pascal. More information can be found in the section "Borland
Pascal" of the GPC manual.

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Hartmut
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