Re: [aclug-L] Pascal compiler

[Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

kewl, i'll try the first one...  p2c isn't what i need, because i'm in a pascal
class, and need to do everything via pascal...  picky profs!!  : ^ )

THANKS!
jesse

John Goerzen wrote:

> Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > does linux come standard w/ a pascal compiler?  if not, where can i find
> > a standard one?  i am in pascal right now, and would much rather do my
> > hw on my computer than have to run telnet sessions all the time...
>
> Yes.  Try:       (these descriptions from Debian)
>
> gpc (GNU pascal compiler)
>     the egcs version is nifty:
>
> Description: The GNU (egcs) Pascal compiler.
>  This is the egcs version of the Pascal compiler, which compiles
>  Pascal on platforms supported by the gcc compiler. It uses the
>  gcc backend to generate optimized code.
>  .
>  The current beta release 2.2 implements Standard Pascal (ISO 7185,
>  level 1), a large subset of Extended Pascal (ISO 10206), and
>  Borland Pascal. Many Borland Pascal units supported.
>
> Also:
>
> p2c (Pascal to C translator)
>
> Description: Pascal to C translator
>  P2c is a tool for translating Pascal programs into C. The input consists
>  of a set of source files in any of the following Pascal dialects: HP Pascal,
>  Turbo/UCSD Pascal, DEC VAX Pascal, Oregon Software Pascal/2, Macintosh
>  Programmer's Workshop Pascal, Sun/Berkeley Pascal. Modula-2 syntax is also
>  supported. Output is a set of .c and .h files that comprise an equivalent
>  program in any of several dialects of C. Output code may be kept machine
>  and dialect-independent, or it may be targeted to a specific machine and
>  compiler. Most reasonable Pascal programs are converted into fully
>  functional C which will compile and run with no further modifications,
>  although p2c sometimes chooses to generate readable code at the expense
>  of absolute generality.
>
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