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Hello!
Martin, Marc wrote:
>> Good point. It looks good, and it outputs either Java byte code or
>>
> .NET code, > but not native code. People say it's good. I haven't
> personally tried it
>
>> because neither version can be mixed with the other legacy code I
>>
> have.
>
> In theory, one can use legacy Win32 DLL's within .NET programs. I'm
> not sure if Garden's Point Component Pascal supports this without
> writing some C# code to interface.
>
>
>> I don't think it's maintained any more, however
>>
>
> Actually, new versions are released fairly regularly, although it
> seems that the compiler writer likes working on various languages
> and projects, so the Component Pascal compiler may not get as
> much attention as it should. It certainly could use some more
> "polish", although I think a lot of the bugs have been worked
> out over the years.
>
I took a look at the homepage of Gardens Point Component Pascal.
The dates stated differ.
http://plas2003.fit.qut.edu.au/gpcp/Information.aspx says:
STOP PRESS The compiler distribution was last updated on 04 April 2003.
and
http://plas2003.fit.qut.edu.au/gpcp/Downloads.aspx says
STOP PRESS The compiler distribution was last updated on 9 October, 2006.
GPCP version 1.3.4 is the final installer that will be released for .NET
version 1.1.
> Chris Burrows has an example of Console output in GPCP. Much
> easier than the Blackbox version:
>
> http://cfbsoftware.com/gpcp/files/Out.txt
>
> Also, GPCP has its own discussion group:
>
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/GPCP/
>
> Marc
>
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Greetings,
Marco Oetken
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