Subj : FileMgr
To   : Vince Coen
From : Bob Jones
Date : Sat Nov 01 2003 11:13 am

 VC> I intend to make available over the next week or so the 
 VC> sources to Filemgr 
 VC> which is written in Borland Turbo Pascal with some assembler.

Good to hear!

 VC> This could be converted to OS/2 using VP/2 and to Linux using Kylix.

What about using gpc under Linux?  Let's see...  On my Debian (3.0r1) system, a 
'man -k pascal' brought out options of 'Free Pascal Compiler', 'GNU project 
Pascal Compiler', p2c for converting code to C, but I'm not hitting on Kylix.  
I'll have to dig further for that info.....

And if the GNU Pascal compiler is based on what I expect, I would expect to 
find a port of that compiler that runs under OS/2.....  Hmmmmm....

What version of Turbo Pascal was the code written for?  Prior to the 
implentation of units? What extensions to the original language did you take 
advantage of?

 VC> Anyone interested in helping to convert the code?

I don't have time right now, and my priority will be to get Maximus running 
under Linux as far as "free time" for working on open source code for a while.  
But once Max is running nicely under Linux (and/or a "free" *BSD flavor), we 
will want a file manager.....

 VC> If so I will see what is involved to putting it onto sourceforge.

No rush, but that would be good.

Thanks and take care.....

Bob Jones, 1:343/41



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