russ@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Jeff Russ) (12/16/88)
I'm trying to find a Modula-2 compiler that will run under DEC's Ultrix operating system. The compiler will be used for an introductory programming class. From what I hear, the Modula-2 compiler that comes bundled (unsupported) with Ultrix is not very good. If anyone knows of a good compiler please let me know. Jeff Russ Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Internet: russ@silver.bacs.indiana.edu UUCP: iuvax!silver!russ BITNET: russ@iubacs Phone: (812) 335-2733
vixie@decwrl.dec.com (Paul A Vixie) (01/09/89)
>> I'm trying to find a Modula-2 compiler that will run under DEC's Ultrix >> operating system. The compiler will be used for an introductory >> programming class. From what I hear, the Modula-2 compiler that comes >> bundled (unsupported) with Ultrix is not very good. If anyone knows of >> a good compiler please let me know. The compiler that you get with Ultrix was written by Mike Powell, then of DEC's Western Research Laboratory. This compiler is a lot better than no compiler at all :-), and has some nifty register allocation hackery that was interesting enough to get a mention in the updated Aho-Sethi-Ullman "dragon" book. Though Powell isn't here anymore, WRL has continued to work on the compiler. Phobias about paperwork have kept the latest versions of the compiler from appearing in the Ultrix release, but any university or non-profit can get the version of their choice directly from WRL, paying only media costs. Send e-mail to <hornor@decwrl.dec.com> for more information. -- Paul Vixie Work: vixie@decwrl.dec.com decwrl!vixie +1 415 853 6600 Play: paul@vixie.sf.ca.us vixie!paul +1 415 864 7013