[mod.computers.vax] Modula-2 recommendations

Cc.Kaczmarczik@A20.CC.UTEXAS.EDU (Mic Kaczmarczik) (11/13/86)

Hi,

We're currently researching the merits and pitfalls of various
implementations of Modula-2 under VMS, with an eye towards making a
Modula-2 compiler available on our instructional VMS systems.

Since the compiler will be used in an instructional setting, it
doesn't have to generate very efficient object code, but it should
have a reasonably complete set of library modules.  Modules that
provide access to the VMS environment would be a plus, too.  Lastly,
one real requirement is that the compiler understand different source
file record formats, since our users use many different text editors
and file transfer programs, all of which seem designed to introduce
record format mismatches with each other! :-)

Any ideas? We'd appreciate any recommendations, suggestions, or
pointers to further information, especially information about
public-domain or reasonably cheap implementations.

Thanks in advance,

Mic Kaczmarczik

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University of Texas at Austin Computation Center
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