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Because that is how a majority of Pascal compilers do it.

But the majority is using borland and therefore this behaviour IS NOT USUAL for the majority of programmers, source-code-programs etc.pp. Maybe it is for YOU and YOUR compiler.

The majority of Pascal programmers use a Borland product, nobody disagrees about that. However, the majority of programmers are they using Borland or did they use Borland. Wil they prefer Borland compatibility? I don't. gpc isn't developed for the dos platform. Borland excellently fills that need. I want gpc to create truly platform independent programs for my unix machine. Groetjes, Berend. (-: