Subject: Modified versions of gcc (as used by g77,gpc)

From: [email-masked] (Alan Bain)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 13:40:13 +0100 (BST)

Just a quick question:

I have been working on GNU Pascal and I have a slight problem
in that it and GNU Fortran need a modified `Pascal aware' or
`Fortran aware' version of gcc.  How do I arrange for the
possiblity (which is in my case a certainty) of both packages
being required together (when a Pascal and Fortran aware gcc
is needed).

Alan Bain
[email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (David Engel)
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 16:05:13 -0500 (CDT)

> being required together (when a Pascal and Fortran aware gcc

Either send me the Pascal-specific diffs or tell me where to find them
and I'll add them to the standard gcc package.

David
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From: [email-masked] (Emilio Lopes)
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 96 17:04 EST

>>>>> "AB" == Alan Bain <[email-masked]> wrote:

AB> Just a quick question:
AB> I have been working on GNU Pascal and I have a slight problem
AB> in that it and GNU Fortran need a modified `Pascal aware' or
AB> `Fortran aware' version of gcc.  How do I arrange for the
AB> possiblity (which is in my case a certainty) of both packages
AB> being required together (when a Pascal and Fortran aware gcc
AB> is needed).

Yes, there is this problem. And don't forget that there is GNU Ada
too.

That's why I think all these frontends (C, C++, Ada, Fortran and
Pascal) should have the same maintainer, or at least individual
maintainers should work together.

Emilio.

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From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 96 13:59 BST

> being required together (when a Pascal and Fortran aware gcc

We really need to have one gcc frontend which is aware of both Pascal
and Fortran (and any other languages).

How about having the Fortran and Pascal maintainers send the
appropriate patches (which are probably not too large) to the GCC
maintainer ?

The GCC maintainer can forward them upstream if they feel it
appropriate.

Ian.

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From: [email-masked] (David Engel)
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 18:00:28 -0500 (CDT)

> appropriate patches (which are probably not too large) to the GCC

This is already being done for Fortran.

David