Folks:
We just upgraded to v. 2.1 (20020510).
It turns out that this is the intermediate version that has a bug with the page() function. I handle this in my compile script by turning off the demand for standard Pascal, which leaves me slightly vulnerable to non-standard things creeping into my code by accident.
On
http://www.gnu-pascal.de/current/
is
gpc-20020510.tar.gz
which I think my sysadmin used.
But that page also has
gpc-2.1.tar.gz
which seems to be more recent. With such odd naming schemes, one can't tell which is the most recent though.
I downloaded both and they are identical!!!
HUNH????
That is, they unpack to be directories that contain exactly identical files (by diff -r).
This download page is quite confusing. If they are the same, how about explaining it on the page? How about getting rid of one?
Also, these seem to be from the year 2002. It's two years later. Aren't there more recent snapshots? The page does not give help about this.
Tom
Dr. Thomas D. Schneider National Cancer Institute Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biology Molecular Information Theory Group Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201 toms@ncifcrf.gov permanent email: toms@alum.mit.edu (use only if first address fails) http://www.lecb.ncifcrf.gov/~toms/
On 9 Sep 2004 at 11:12, Tom Schneider wrote:
Folks:
We just upgraded to v. 2.1 (20020510).
It turns out that this is the intermediate version that has a bug with the page() function. I handle this in my compile script by turning off the demand for standard Pascal, which leaves me slightly vulnerable to non-standard things creeping into my code by accident.
On
http://www.gnu-pascal.de/current/
is
gpc-20020510.tar.gz
which I think my sysadmin used.
But that page also has
gpc-2.1.tar.gz
which seems to be more recent. With such odd naming schemes, one can't tell which is the most recent though.
I downloaded both and they are identical!!!
HUNH????
That is, they unpack to be directories that contain exactly identical files (by diff -r).
This download page is quite confusing. If they are the same, how about explaining it on the page? How about getting rid of one?
Also, these seem to be from the year 2002. It's two years later. Aren't there more recent snapshots? The page does not give help about this.
Lool here: http://gnu-pascal.de/beta/
The most recent snapshot is: http://gnu-pascal.de/beta/gpc-20040516.tar.gz
Best regards, The Chief -------- Prof. Abimbola A. Olowofoyeku (The African Chief) web: http://www.greatchief.plus.com/
Tom Schneider wrote:
http://www.gnu-pascal.de/current/
is
gpc-20020510.tar.gz
which I think my sysadmin used.
But that page also has
gpc-2.1.tar.gz
which seems to be more recent. With such odd naming schemes, one can't tell which is the most recent though.
I downloaded both and they are identical!!!
HUNH????
That is, they unpack to be directories that contain exactly identical files (by diff -r).
This download page is quite confusing. If they are the same, how about explaining it on the page? How about getting rid of one?
I agree that it's a bit confusing. However, while 2.1 is the official release number, some people (e.g. those using automated download and install scripts) wanted to have a date version like the alpha/beta versions do. I'll add a few words on the top of the page.
Also, these seem to be from the year 2002. It's two years later. Aren't there more recent snapshots? The page does not give help about this.
The alpha/beta versions have been announced here, and in gpc-announce@. If you don't have the time to read this list regularly, you might want to subscribe to gpc-announce@ which is very low volume.
Frank