[fpc-pascal] Compiler bootstrapping?

I am not sure to understand this text from FPC FAQs item no. 3. Can someone explain better? Bootstrapping: FPC requires a suitable set of binutils (AS,AR,LD), gmake and a commandline compiler. New architectures/OSes are crosscompiled. GPC bootstraps via a suitable version of GCC, and requires a

Re: [fpc-pascal] Compiler bootstrapping?

Tiziano_mk schreef: I am not sure to understand this text from FPC FAQs item no. 3. Can someone explain better? What do you understand? What is it that you don't understand? Bootstrapping: FPC requires a suitable set of binutils (AS,AR,LD), gmake and a commandline compiler. New

Re: [fpc-pascal] Compiler bootstrapping?

On 06 Feb 2007, at 09:49, Tiziano_mk wrote: I am not sure to understand this text from FPC FAQs item no. 3. Can someone explain better? Bootstrapping: FPC requires a suitable set of binutils (AS,AR,LD), gmake and a commandline compiler. a command line compiler should actually read a

[fpc-pascal] FPC for SCO Unix

We're presently using an *old* (DOS) Pascal compiler on SCO Unix. Unfortunately, we've reached the end of the usable life of this compiler. The replacement we've provisionally chosen is FPC. I've been using the Windows version of the IDE and compiler to convert my source files, and am quite

Re: [fpc-pascal] FPC for SCO Unix

Daaave schrieb: We're presently using an *old* (DOS) Pascal compiler on SCO Unix. Unfortunately, we've reached the end of the usable life of this compiler. The replacement we've provisionally chosen is FPC. I've been using the Windows version of the IDE and compiler to convert my source

Re: [fpc-pascal] Compiler bootstrapping?

I am not sure to understand this text from FPC FAQs item no. 3. Can someone explain better? Bootstrapping: FPC requires a suitable set of binutils (AS,AR,LD), gmake and a commandline compiler. New architectures/OSes are crosscompiled. GPC bootstraps via a suitable version of GCC, and

Re: [fpc-pascal] FPC for SCO Unix

Op Mon, 5 Feb 2007, schreef Daaave: We're presently using an *old* (DOS) Pascal compiler on SCO Unix. Unfortunately, we've reached the end of the usable life of this compiler. The replacement we've provisionally chosen is FPC. I've been using the Windows version of the IDE and

Re: [fpc-pascal] FPC for SCO Unix

On 05 Feb 2007, at 20:52, Daaave wrote: However -- Am I correct in my understanding that I need the FPC compiler to compile the FPC compiler? Yes. If so, how far back to I have to go version-wise to get a compiler that doesn't require the FPC compiler to compile? As no SCO install is

Re: [fpc-pascal] FPC for SCO Unix

Marco van de Voort schrieb: This ranges from Windows 64-bit I use and maintain Win64 daily? ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal

Re: [fpc-pascal] FPC for SCO Unix

As no SCO install is available (and I understand why), I'm kinda between the rock and the hard place. Well, I don't see why one would bother with SCO nowadays. However, if you want to do it, be our guest :) It's not a matter of wanting to, it's a matter of having to. Business decision

[fpc-pascal] RE: Question on how to avoid memory trouble

Does somebody have something in source that they'd share with this poor guy, please? Maybe you can find something here? http://torry.net/pages.php?id=256 - Jeff ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org

Re: [fpc-pascal] Question on how to avoid memory trouble

At 23:39 5-2-2007, you wrote: I think that its great that the hornet's nest that I stirred up might mean that a new unit of container classes gets written... ...My trouble remains... Getting a better containers unit is nice, but the root of the problem seems to be the memory manager.