[comp.lang.modula3] MOD2 prog compiled by MOD3 ???

cheever@sumax.seattleu.edu (Richard L. Cheever) (03/09/91)

  Is Modula-3 backwards compatible to Modula-2?
  In short, can I compile a MOD2 program with a MOD3 compiler, or
have things changed that much?

  Thanks,

Richard Cheever
cheever@seattleu.edu

muller@src.dec.com (Eric Muller) (03/09/91)

In article <2415@sumax.seattleu.edu>, Richard L. Cheever asks:

>   Is Modula-3 backwards compatible to Modula-2?
>   In short, can I compile a MOD2 program with a MOD3 compiler, or
> have things changed that much?

That won't work. However, the changes should be small.

-- 
Eric.