Gpc September 1996

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by berend＠beard.nest.nl 01 Feb '02

01 Feb '02

* Moved (from: gpc) by Berend de Boer using timEd 1.10.b3+. Peter Gerwinski wrote in a message to Berend de Boer: PG> I tried to use Extended Pascal "binding" to assign a file PG> variable to an external -- existing -- file. I just copied PG> the "Assign" pro- cedure by Berend as published in PG> borland2ep.doc. It does not always work: I often get a PG> runtime error saying that the file did not exist. If you can repeat it, compile with another Extended Pascal compiler, for example Prospero's one. If that fails too, there is really something wrong with the code. But I suspect gpc. You're using which OS? Groetjes, Berend (-: fido: 2:281/527.23 email: berend(a)beard.nest.nl

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gpc under SunOS or Solaris
by Friedrich Fahnert 14 Oct '96

14 Oct '96

Has anybody gotten gpc to run on sunOS or on Solaris? I managed to get version 1.2-2.7.2 compiled on both, but neither works very well. On Solaris gpc1 gets a fatal signal, and an internal compiler error, when compiling certain programs. On SunOS, it seems to compile properly, but it dumps core when linking. Is there any platform where gpc coud be considered to be stable? I'd consider getting another machine, if I could just get gpc to run correctly on it. Friedrich

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Re: Known GPC bugs
by JanJaap van der Heijden 07 Oct '96

07 Oct '96

At 12:57 PM 9/23/96 +0200, you wrote: >Hello folks, > >I updated the "known bugs" section of the Texinfo documentation >of the (experimental) gpc-1.2-2.7.2 pre-release. The new file >"bugs.texi" can be found at > Maybe we should get one of those systems where people can file bug reports in HTML forms. I have seen these before, but can't remember ever having seen a ready-to-go distribution. Anybody got any ideas? JanJaap -- The latest & greates in software, hardware and manswear -- Bono Vox (U2)

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Re: System calls
by J.J. van der Heijden 01 Oct '96

01 Oct '96

On Mon, 30 Sep 1996 02:03:07 -0400 (EDT), John Michael Black <jm_black(a)csunix1.lvc.edu> wrote: >This may sound like a dumb question. Is there a predefined routine for >executing O/S commands built into gpc? (like C's universal "system()" >routine.) If not, what would be the easiest way to go about this in unix? > >(I suppose I could use the C routine itself as an external procedure, as a >last resort...) > There's no builtin system() call because this is not part of the Pascal standard. But there is nothing to stop you from using your C-lib's system() call. In C: int system (const char *string); In Pascal: function system(s: cstring): integer; C; function system; external; (I didn't try this, but have done simular things with fork() and others in the past) Someday, we should get some units/modules to implement this ... oh, well, keep dreaming... JanJaap --- "Nothing shocks me, I'm a scientist", Indiana Jones

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System calls
by John Michael Black 30 Sep '96

30 Sep '96

This may sound like a dumb question. Is there a predefined routine for executing O/S commands built into gpc? (like C's universal "system()" routine.) If not, what would be the easiest way to go about this in unix? (I suppose I could use the C routine itself as an external procedure, as a last resort...) -j

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Re: DosFile.pas workaround for the CrLF-bug under old DOS
by JanJaap van der Heijden 27 Sep '96

27 Sep '96

At 03:40 PM 9/20/96 +0200, you wrote: > >{ BP-like file operations for binary files } >{ simple workaround for the CRLF-bug in GCC/GPC } >{ Sven Hilscher - sven(a)rufus.central.de } > > I can see the use of functions with a borland-compatible syntax, like assign(), but fail to see the link with CRLF problems. I think I fixed those. var f: text is now opened in text mode. A line is terminated with CRLF in DOS, while type byte = __byte__ integer; bytefile = file of byte; var g: bytefile; is opened in binary mode and $0A is not silently converted to $0A$0D. I think this solves the problems. If you think otherwise, let me know. JanJaap -- The latest & greates in software, hardware and manswear -- Bono Vox (U2)

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Re: gpc under SunOS or Solaris
by J.J. van der Heijden 24 Sep '96

24 Sep '96

On Sat, 21 Sep 1996 15:57:22 +0200 (MET DST, Peter Gerwinski <peter(a)agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de> wrote: >According to Friedrich Fahnert: >> I managed to get version 1.2-2.7.2 compiled on both, but neither works >> very well. On Solaris gpc1 gets a fatal signal, and an internal >> compiler error, when compiling certain programs. On SunOS, it seems >> to compile properly, but it dumps core when linking. > I fixed the linking problems. Yes Peter, they _were_ there :-( They just didn't show in EMX. JanJaap --- Someone once asked me if they could use Open Windows on a Mac. I said, "I don't know. Let's find out." I went to the Mac, opened the window and threw out the Mac. "Yep, You can use Open Windows on a Mac." bofh(a)RedDragon.Empire.Net (Psycho Sysadmin)

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MAN page?
by John Michael Black 23 Sep '96

23 Sep '96

Has there ever been written a man page for the unix versions? Just basic command syntax & options would be enough to start. I'd offer to do it if I knew how. :( -john

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Functions/strings
by Peter Gerwinski 23 Sep '96

23 Sep '96

According to John Michael Black: > I remember reading in an older version's GUIDE that functions returning > strings would not work. Was this corrected with 2.7.2? Yes. Peter e-mail: peter.gerwinski(a)uni-essen.de home address: D\"usseldorfer Str. 35, 45145 Essen, Germany WWW: http://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/~peter/

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MAN page?
by Peter Gerwinski 23 Sep '96

23 Sep '96

According to John Michael Black: > Has there ever been written a man page for the unix versions? Just basic > command syntax & options would be enough to start. No. > I'd offer to do it if I knew how. :( That would be great. Unfortunately, I don't know either how to do this. Anybody here who knows? Peter e-mail: peter.gerwinski(a)uni-essen.de home address: D\"usseldorfer Str. 35, 45145 Essen, Germany WWW: http://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/~peter/

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