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Free Pascal Compiler
Version 0.99.12
****************************************************************************
* Intro
****************************************************************************
This package contains a freeware 32-bit pascal compiler for 386+. The language
and the runtime library are more or less compatible to TP 7.0. Some Delphi
additions have also been implemented like exceptions and rtti.
Free Pascal is currently available for the following platforms:
- DOS, via the DJ Delorie's GO32V1 and GO32V2 Dos extenders
- Linux (i386), both aout and elf
- OS/2 & DOS, via the EMX extender
- Win32 (Win32s, Win95/98 and WinNT)
- Commodore Amiga
- Atari ST
More platforms will be supported in the future.
****************************************************************************
* Features
****************************************************************************
- high speed compiler
- fully 32-bit code
- code optimizer:
- peephole optimizer
- loading of variables into registers
- assembler level dataflow analyzer
- stack frame eliminations
- language features:
- almost fully compatible with Borland Pascal
- long strings, ansi strings
- partially compatible with Borland Delphi
- procedure overloading
- operator overloading
- integrated BASM (built-in assembler) parser
- supports ATT syntax used by GNU C
- supports Intel syntax used by Turbo Pascal
- can compile code into assembler source code for these assemblers:
- GNU Assembler (GAS)
- Netwide assembler (Nasm)
- Microsoft Assembler/Turbo Assembler (Masm/Tasm)
- can call external C code
- smartlinking
- support for the GNU debugger
- cross-platform API
- IDE (currently for GO32v2 and Win32 only)
- can create binaries running natively under both DOS and OS/2 (EMX version)
****************************************************************************
* Requirements
****************************************************************************
386 processor
DOS (extender GO32v2):
- DOS 3.3
- 4 MB RAM (8+ MB recommended)
- hard disk with free space of 8 MB
- DMPI server (CWSDPMI is delivered in the go32v2 distro)
Win32:
- Win95/98 or WinNT
- 8 MB RAM (16+ MB recommended)
OS/2 and DOS (extender EMX):
- either DOS 5.0 and above
or OS/2 v2.x and above
- 3 MB RAM (8+ MB recommended) for DOS
or 8 MB (12 or more MB recommended depending on OS version) for OS/2
- EMX or RSX (for DPMI) runtime package (part of OS/2 distribution)
****************************************************************************
The current version is only an evaluation version.
****************************************************************************
Quick start
-----------
Download dos09912.zip (version for DOS) or w3209912.zip (version for
Win9x/NT) or os209912.zip (EMX version - for OS/2 and DOS) and unzip it
into a temporary directory.
Start the install program INSTALL.EXE and follow the instructions.
Don't forget to set the path as mentioned by the install program.
To test the compiler, change to the demo directory of the compiler
and type
ppc386 hello or ppos2 hello (for EMX version)
hello
****************************************************************************
* The packages of the distribution
****************************************************************************
All standard packages contain a part that is specific for the target platform
and a few files which are target independent. All files are also available
as separate files to reduce file size if the default file is too big.
dos09912.zip specific:
----------------------
basego32.zip contains a DOS (Go32V2) compiler, runtime library and
additional files
asldgo32.zip contains additional GNU utilities which are necessary:
AS 2.9.1 for Go32V2
LD 2.9.1 for Go32V2
AR 2.8.1 for Go32V2
Strip 2.8.1 for Go32V2
utilgo32.zip contains additional GNU utilities which might be useful to
compile the run time library:
Make 3.76.1
RM 3.16
CP 3.16
MV 3.16
PWD 3.16
GInstall 3.16
Date 3.16
Echo 3.16
UPX 0.72
gdbgo32.zip contains the GNU Debugger 4.16 for Go32V2
w3209912.zip specific:
----------------------
basew32.zip contains a Win32 compiler, runtime library and
additional files
asldw32.zip contains additional GNU utilities from MinGW32 which are
necessary:
AS 2.9.1 for Win32
LD 2.9.1 for Win32
AR 2.9.1 for Win32
Strip 2.9.1 for Win32
utilw32.zip contains additional GNU utilities which might be useful to
compile the run time library:
Make 3.76.1
RM 3.16
CP 3.16
MV 3.16
PWD 3.16
GInstall 3.16
Date 3.16
Echo 3.16
UPX 0.72
gdbw32.zip contains the GNU Debugger 4.16.1 for Win32
os209912.zip specific:
----------------------
baseemx.zip contains an EMX (OS/2 and DOS) compiler, runtime library and
additional files
asldemx.zip contains additional GNU utilities which are necessary:
AS 2.9.1 for EMX
LD for EMX
EMXBIND 0.9d
AR 2.9.1 for EMX
NM 2.9.1 for EMX
GASP 1.2 for EMX
ObjCopy 2.9.1 for EMX
ObjDump 2.9.1 for EMX
Strip 2.9.1 for EMX
RANLIB 2.9.1 for EMX
utilemx.zip contains additional GNU utilities which might be useful to
compile the run time library:
Make 3.76.1
RM 3.13
CP 3.13
MV 3.13
ChMod 3.13
PWD 1.12
Install 3.13
Date 1.12
Echo 1.12
gdbemx.zip contains the GNU Debugger 4.16 for EMX,
PMGDB (Presentation Manager add-on for GDB) and GPROF 2.9.1
common files in dos09912.zip, w3209912.zip and os209912.zip:
------------------------------------------------------------
demo.zip contains some demo files
doc-html.zip contains the documentation in HTML format
docs-ps.zip contains the documentation in PostScript
install.exe installation program
install.dat installation data
readme.txt this readme file
whatsnew.txt what's been changed
Optional source package src09912.zip:
-------------------------------------
pp09912s.zip contains the compiler sources
rl09912s.zip contains the runtime library sources
doc160s.zip contains the TeX sources of the doc
****************************************************************************
* Documentation
****************************************************************************
The documentation is available as HTML pages.
The documentation "home page" is doc\fpctoc.htm (FPC Table Of Contents).
The documentation in PostScript is available at the ftp server.
****************************************************************************
* Suggestions, Help, Bugs ...
****************************************************************************
Suggestions, Help ...
---------------------
e-mail: fpc-devel@vekoll.saturnus.vein.hu
WWW: http://tfdec1.fys.kuleuven.ac.be/~michael/fpc/
(several mirrors exist)
FTP: ftp://tflily.fys.kuleuven.ac.be/pub/fpc
Additional informations about mailing lists etc. can be found on the
web site.
****************************************************************************
* License
****************************************************************************
The programs and sources come under the GPL, for more informations read
the file COPYING. Additional informations about the runtime library license
are found in COPYING.FPC. Some utilities and programs come under the license
described in COPYING.DJ or COPYING.EMX
NOTE: OS/2 version of the installer uses the library UNZIP32.DLL from
Info-ZIP. Info-ZIP's software (Zip, UnZip and related utilities)
is free and can be obtained as source code or executables from
Internet/WWW sites, including http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/ .
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