On Thu, 16 May 2002 14:48:29 +0200 (MET DST), Doodle wrote:
>> >So my proposal is to use all the Sibyl sources, even the system unit,
>> >instead the freepascal ones. What do you think about it?
>>
>> hmm because I'm not the one with pascal know how I won't answer this
>> question :-) What would be the pro/contras to this sollution?
>
>IMO, pros would be:
>
>- it's less work to change the Sibyl RTL to compile with FPC than to
>change the FPC RTL to work with Sibyl
Yes.
>- Better compatibility with existing sibyl programs as every
>method/function/unit-name/solution would be the same as before
No. Because syntax differences and CSTRING type.
>- The Sibyl RTL already has all the API definitions
>
>Contras:
>
>- The freepascal team would not profit from this project, at least not too
>much, and not in a multiplatform way.:)
Yes.
>- The assembly syntax of FPC and Sibyl is very different, so the lot of
>Assembly parts of the Sibyl code would have to be changed to AT&T
>assembler form, or FPC has to be switched to Intel assembler format, if
>possible.
fpc can operate in both at&t and intel mode.
{$asmmode intel}
But yes. Some work with asm required.
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