benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (T Cox) (02/06/86)
[] Dear patient netters: I need to port some Pascal source from a PC-DOS environment to the Macintosh. I do not have a compiler for pascal -- I have MacPascal, which only interprets. The goal is to generate a stand-alone program. Can anyone recommend a good compiler or two? The program itself is fairly trivial: it converts simultaneously between five calendar systems, including Julian, Gregorian, Islamic, Hebrew, and Turko-Mongol. It's for our Middle East faculty and students, you see. In fact, if anyone wants a copy, I will pass the requests on to the author... -- T Cox ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn benn%sphinx@uchicago.bitnet
espen@well.UUCP (Peter Espen) (02/12/86)
In article <1598@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP>, benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (T Cox) writes: > [] > Dear patient netters: > > I need to port some Pascal source from a PC-DOS > environment to the Macintosh. I do not have a compiler > for pascal -- I have MacPascal, which only interprets. > The goal is to generate a stand-alone program. Can anyone > recommend a good compiler or two? The program itself is > fairly trivial: it converts simultaneously between five > calendar systems, including Julian, Gregorian, Islamic, > Hebrew, and Turko-Mongol. It's for our Middle East faculty > and students, you see. In fact, if anyone wants a copy, > I will pass the requests on to the author... > > > -- > T Cox > ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn benn%sphinx@uchicago.bitnet From what I have seen, the best way to go would be to buy a copy of the TML System's Pascal compiler for the Mac. It provides a complete development pascal system for the Mac with access to all Mac toolbox and OS routines. It even includes interfaces to things such as Graf3d and Appletalk libraries. In addition to the Mac stand alone development facilities, you can also compile and run Generic Pascal programs without any Mac specific code. The TML system will take care of all the Mac things and create a TTY window on the Mac screen for the standard pascal output and uses the Mac keyboard for the standard pascal input. This feature seems to be what you would need to minimize the headaches of converting Pascal code to the Mac from another OS. Peter Espen
dpz@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (David P. Zimmerman) (02/12/86)
In article <1598@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP>, benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (T Cox) writes: > [] > Dear patient netters: > > I need to port some Pascal source from a PC-DOS > environment to the Macintosh. I do not have a compiler > for pascal -- I have MacPascal, which only interprets. > The goal is to generate a stand-alone program. Can anyone > recommend a good compiler or two? The program itself is > fairly trivial: it converts simultaneously between five > calendar systems, including Julian, Gregorian, Islamic, > Hebrew, and Turko-Mongol. It's for our Middle East faculty > and students, you see. In fact, if anyone wants a copy, > I will pass the requests on to the author... I'm not too sure about this, but I've heard that there a Turbo Pascal in the works for the Mac, due to be released sometime in the near future. If you're looking to port Pascal programs from the PC to the Mac, having Turbo Pascal on both of them would simplify the translation process (because, as we all know, not all Pascals are created equal). Since the PC version lets you compile to a COM file, the Mac version would most likely also let you compile to a standalone executable. You would probably want to check with Borland about its availability (if it truly exists). David -- Name: David P. Zimmerman Nickname: "Davidann" (don't ask) Cute quote: " (well, *I* think it's cute!) Arpa: dpz@blue Uucp: ...{harvard, allegra, seismo, ut-sally, sri-iu, ihnp4}!topaz!dpz