21 Jul
2001
21 Jul
'01
3:52 p.m.
Marco van de Voort wrote:
I did not try that one - for me compatibility with standard library and ease of linking with c, c++ is important.
FPC can link with c and C++.
I think one main issue is type compatibility, i.e. can you be sure that, say `int' in C always matches `Integer' in Pascal in size -- otherwise (if that depends on the platform), translations of C headers would be bound to a particular platform.
FPC or GPC depends on your task and system. In general:
- Non x86? Then GPC. (m68k FPC in beta)
So maybe this issue hasn't arisen yet for FPC, but if I'd translate a header now, I'd also want to know if I'll have to do it again on each platform ...
Frank
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