Hello, everybody!
In the GNU's Bulletin, GNU Pascal is mentioned at two places: "Current Software" has the text
@need 301 @item @code{gpc} @value{hfill-kludge} @emph{Also @pxref{GNUs Flashes}} @w{ } (SrcCD)
@code{gpc} is the GNU Pascal Compiler.
and "GNUs Flashes" carries a real article about GNU Pascal (included below).
Is it okay like this, or would somebody like to have it changed?
Greetings,
Peter
Dipl.-Phys. Peter Gerwinski, Essen, Germany, free physicist and programmer peter.gerwinski@uni-essen.de - http://home.pages.de/~peter.gerwinski/ [971005] maintainer GNU Pascal [971001] - http://home.pages.de/~gnu-pascal/ [971005]
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@need 301 @item @b{GPC, the GNU Pascal Compiler}
The GNU Pascal Compiler (GPC) is part of the GNU compiler family, GNU CC or GCC. It combines a Pascal front end with the proven GNU compiler backend for code generation and optimization. Unlike utilities such as p2c, this is a true compiler, not just a converter.
Version 2.0 of GPC corresponds to GCC version 2.7.2.1.
The purpose of the GNU Pascal project is to produce a compiler which: @itemize @bullet{}
@item combines the clarity of Pascal with powerful tools suitable for real-life programming,
@item supports both the Pascal standard and the Extended Pascal standard as defined by ISO, ANSI and IEEE. (ISO 7185:1990, ISO/IEC 10206:1991, ANSI/IEEE 770X3.160-1989)
@item supports other Pascal standards (UCSD Pascal, Borland Pascal, Pascal-SC) in so far as this serves the goal of clarity and usability,
@item can generate code for and run on any computer for which the GNU C Compiler can generate code and run on.
@end itemize
The current release (2.0) implements Standard Pascal (ISO 7185, level 0) and a large subset of Extended Pascal (ISO 10206) and Borland Pascal.
The upcoming release 2.1 features better conformance to the various Pascal standards, and of course bug fixes.
A growing group of GPC enthusiasts contributes to the project with code, bug reports or fixes.
@w{@file{http://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/~gnu-pascal/%7D%7D, also known as @w{@file{http://home.pages.de/~gnu-pascal/%7D%7D, is the GNU Pascal home page; sources may be downloaded from @w{@file{ftp://kampi.hut.fi/jtv/gnu-pascal/}} (official) or @w{@file{ftp://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/pub/gnu-pascal/}} (development versions).