cornwell@NRL-CSS.ARPA (Mark Cornwell) (05/01/87)
I'm looking for a Modula-2 compiler to develop and application based on the Xenix (a UNIX look alike) operating system on IBM PC-AT's. I spoke with Modula Corp in UTAH and they did not themselves have a version running under Xenix on the AT. However, we did talk about the possibility of modifying their Modula-2 source to run under Xenix. Two things we would have to do is change the formats of the object files go their MS-DOS based compiler would generate Xenix compatible load modules, and modify those parts of the compiler that make explicit MS-DOS operating system calls. Without a clear idea of how the load module formats differ and the the internals of their Modula compiler, I can't give a really good estimate of how long it would take to do such a conversions. My gut feeling is that a good programmer should be able to do it in about two weeks. If it takes longer, it is probably too hard to do. So, does anyone have any guidance? If there is a modula-2 compiler out there that runs on PC's with Xenix operating systems please tell me. If you have looked at a port such as ours and have insights that would be valuable too. Please send a copy of any response directly to me as well as to the bbd if you choose to do the latter. I am not a regular reader of this list. -Thanks Mark R. Cornwell cornwell@nrl-css Code 7590 Naval Research Lab Washington, D.C. 20375-5000 (202)767-6698
paul@hslrswi.UUCP (05/13/87)
In article <8705011554.AA17698@nrl-css.ARPA> cornwell@NRL-CSS.ARPA (Mark Cornwell) writes: >I'm looking for a Modula-2 compiler to develop and application based on >the Xenix (a UNIX look alike) operating system on IBM PC-AT's. Logitech have just released version 0.5 of their Modula-2 system for SCO/Microsoft Xenix on AT's. As far as I know it has been in use at CERN in Geneva for some time with good reports. It has both the old (book) library, plus a new I/O library that is quite close to the, as yet un-finalized, ISO/BSI standard Modula-2 library proposal. Given the excellent quality of the Logitech MS-DOS system, this should be a good product. Paul Breslaw