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This package contains a freeware pascal compiler for 386+.
The language and the runtime library are less or more compatible to TP 7.0
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Requirements
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386 processor
DOS:
- DOS 3.3
- 640 kB RAM
- hard disk with 8 MB free space
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The current version is only an evalution version.
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Quick start
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Download dos09905.zip and unzip it into a temporary directory.
Start the install program INSTALL.EXE and follow the instructions.
Don't forget to set the path as mentioned by the install program.
To test the compiler, change to the demo directory of the compiler
and type
ppc386 hello
hello
The packages of the distribution
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dos09905.zip contains (the files are also seperate available to reduce file size):
basedos.zip contains a DOS compiler, run time library and
additional files
gnuasld.zip contains additional GNU utilities which are neccessary:
AS 2.8.1
LD 2.8.1
gdb.zip contains the GNU Debugger 4.16
docs.zip contains the docs in HTML format
demo.zip contains some demo files
install.exe installation program
readme.txt this readme file
unzip.exe unzip program is used by installer
gnuutils.zip contains additional GNU utilities which are neccessary to compile
the run time library:
Make 3.76.1
RM 3.16
CP 3.16
doc100ps.zip contains the docs as post script
pp09900s.zip contains the compiler sources
rl09900s.zip contains the run time library sources
doc100s.zip contains the TeX sources of the doc
What's new
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Mainly, bugs are fixed and some improvements are
made in that release, besides that the following stuff is
added:
* compiler
- mem[] and absolute works now as expected (go32v2 target only)
- basic MMX support by the compiler (see docs for more infos)
* runtime library
- better support of floating point types
- coprocessor emulator support
Documentation
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The documentations are available as HTML pages.
The documentation "home page" is DOC\FPKTOC.HTM (FPK Table Of Contents).
The documentation as post script is available at the ftp server.
Remarks:
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The procedure directive [C] is removed, use external;cdecl; instead.
Suggestions, Help ...
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EMail: ba2395@fen.baynet.de
WWW: http://www.brain.uni-freiburg.de/~klaus/fpk-pas/
Additional informations about mailing lists etc. can befound on the
web site.
License
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The programs and sources come under the GPL, for more informations read
the file COPYING. Additional informations about the runtime library license
are found in COPYING.FPC. Some utilities and programs come under the license
described in COPYING.DJ