Subj : val pascal lal last build no mouse
To   : Vince Coen
From : mark lewis
Date : Thu Jan 28 2016 11:53:16

28 Jan 16 00:45, you wrote to James Coyle:

 >> Free Pascal isn't going to compile everything Virtual Pascal does
 >> without changes.  If you want code that works across many platforms,
 >> Free Pascal is the only way to go.

 VC> Wil it compile TP (Turbo Pascal) code and if so will it compile inline
 VC> assembler?

FPC will compile TP syntax but some things have to be done differently (eg: 
direct bios table access)... it does do inline assembly, IIRC... i know it does 
its own... i don't recall what ASM format it does, though...

 VC> I have the Filemgr program that was used with that compiler and my
 VC> knowledge of Pascal is to put it mildly now very rusty.

it is a free download... there is a DOS oriented flavor... i think it requires 
one of those mem386 type memory managers, though... there's also been some work 
done for supporting the i386 model but i don't know how far that has come... 
that may work for older machines without need for special memory stuffs...

there's also a forum and some mailing lists... i much prefer the mailing 
lists...

)\/(ark

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