Subj : Re: Turbo Pascal 5.0
To   : Nick Andre
From : Shawn Highfield
Date : Fri Nov 11 2005 07:43 pm

  Re: Re: Turbo Pascal 5.0
  By: Nick Andre to Shawn Highfield on Thu Nov 10 2005 09:50 pm

 > retooling), and the other problem is the inline assembly language code. Tp7
 > stops on statements such as:
 >  FreeSegofs : Segofs absolute FreePtr;
 >                      ^^^^^^^^


  Do you have Free Pascal installed by any chance?  There is a switch on it
that is supposed to "emulate" older borland pascal compilers.  I /think/ it's
fpc -So file.pas but please check the documentation.  One of my old doors
ported fine once I found that switch.  

 > other things, and theres heavy use of assembly language for Zmodem CRC check
 > and some other functions.
 > I figured if I could get DB to compile under TP7, then moving to Virtual/Fre
 > pascal should have little to no issues.

  Yeah, your probably right... Sorry I dont have anything else to suggest. 

Shawn
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