CULLEN.JJS@PRIME1.LANCASHIRE-POLY.AC.UK (03/05/88)
Last year a message was posted giving details of the source code for a pascal compiler in the SIMTEL20 archives. I tried to mail ARCHIVE-REQUEST for details of file transfers but got a message back saying it was no longer there... Does anyone out there know how to get the public domain source, or are there any other source files available ? Thanx in advance, John C.
peiffer@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Tim J. Peiffer) (03/11/88)
In article <12130@brl-adm.ARPA>, CULLEN.JJS@PRIME1.LANCASHIRE-POLY.AC.UK writes: > Last year a message was posted giving details of the source code for a pascal > compiler in the SIMTEL20 archives. I tried to mail ARCHIVE-REQUEST for details > of file transfers but got a message back saying it was no longer there... > Does anyone out there know how to get the public domain source, or are there > any other source files available ? Thanx in advance, John C. Please add me to the list also! Tim Peiffer Computer Science Systems Group Computer Science Department University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. (Ding-aling Net 612-625-0876) peiffer@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu peiffer@umn-cs.UUCP
charlie@ureka.UUCP (charlie crassi) (03/20/88)
Summary: Me too! In article <4266@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu>, pieffer@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu writes: > Last year a message was posted giving details of the source code for a pascal > compiler in the SIMTEL20 archives. I tried to mail ARCHIVE-REQUEST for details > of file transfers but got a message back saying it was no longer there... > Does anyone out there know how to get the public domain source, or are there > any other source files available ? Thanx in advance, John C. Please add me to the list also! Charlie Crassi charlie@ureka rutgers!rochester!kodak!ureka!charlie \ pcid!ureka!charlie / ethos!gizzmo!
bobdi@omepd (Bob Dietrich) (03/22/88)
I personally do not know anything about the SIMTEL20 archives; however, there are some other potential sources. The first is how Pascal was ported to a lot of architectures in the first place: the Pascal P4 compiler. The compiler outputs code for an abstract P-machine which can then be interpreted or run through a macro assembler. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the last time this was officially distributed was more than 5 years ago, before there was a Pascal standard. You may be able to find someone who has a copy. I do somewhere, but relying on me to send it to you would be a prolonged exercise in holding your breath. While probably not "public domain", you can probably get it for free and modify it at will. The "Amsterdam Compiler Kit" was also based on an abstract machine, called EM-1. It was (so I'm told) much easier to retarget. It was done by Andrew Tanenbaum, the same person who wrote the Unix-clone MINIX. While I don't think it was free or public domain, I don't recall it being very expensive. I don't know if it is still being distributed, or how close to standard it is. The last address I have for Dr. Tanenbaum is "...seismo!cs.vu.nl!ast" (he may hate me for this!). The last possibility is to get what's distributed with the Pascal Validation Suite (PVS). When you buy the PVS, you get the Standard Pascal Static[?] Checker (SPSC), and you can also buy the Standard Pascal Model Implementation (SPMI). The SPSC is intended to detect every error in a Pascal program, short of those that can only be detected by running it. The SPMI goes further, and outputs code that can be actually run. The SPMI includes an interpreter, disassembler, and post-mortem analyzer. Either the SPSC or the SPMI might be a good starting point, depending on what you intend to do. I have absolutely no idea of what the legal ramifications are of using the SPMI to create your own compiler, but since the M stands for Model, there may be possibilities. Last year's pricing was $600 for the PVS and $600 for the SPMI. Everything is in Pascal, of course. I have no idea what the original poster intended to do with a "public domain Pascal compiler". These suggestions may be overkill, but if the project is of any significance, I'd suggest pursuing the last alternative. Bob Dietrich Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Oregon (503) 696-4400 or 2092(messages x4188,2111) usenet: tektronix!ogcvax!omepd!bobdi or tektronix!psu-cs!omepd!bobdi or ihnp4!verdix!omepd!bobdi
I1090801%DBSTU1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (03/25/88)
In the german computer magazine "Pascal International" there
has been an 8 part article on how to build a Pascal compiler.
The described compiler is derived from the Pascal P-4 compiler
and generates P-code. After the last part has just been
published (4/88) you can get the source of the compiler (5000
lines) and the source of the P-code interpreter (1500 lines of
Pascal code) directly from the publishers of the magazine. The price
is 24 DM (Deutsche Mark) which is some 15 US Dollars + S&H (3 DM
inside Germany). You can get the source adapted either for
IBM-PC (Turbo-Pascal 4.0, 2 disks 5 1/4 inch, 360 kB) or for
Atari ST (Pascal ST-plus, 1 disk, 3 1/2 inch).
The address of the publishing house is
DMV-Verlag
Pascal International
Postfach 250
3440 Eschwege
West Germany
You can also order by phone from monday to friday from
8.00 to 16.00 hours CET (Central European Time).
The phone number is
Code for West Germany / 05651 / 8702
Disclaimer: I have no connection with the company. I am only a reader
of their magazine.
Ulf Gruene
I1090801@DBSTU1.BITNET
Technische Universitaet Braunschweig
West Germanyjohn@bby-bc.UUCP (john) (03/28/88)
> In the german computer magazine "Pascal International" there > has been an 8 part article on how to build a Pascal compiler. > The described compiler is derived from the Pascal P-4 compiler > and generates P-code. After the last part has just been > published (4/88) you can get the source of the compiler (5000 . . . Do you know if it is ISO level 0 or 1 (or not ISO conformant at all?)? Do you know what restrictions are placed on it's use and/or redistribution? john