[fpc-pascal] Re: differences between .pp and .pas files

waldo kitty wkitty42 at windstream.net
Mon Feb 25 21:22:53 CET 2013


On 2/25/2013 02:31, silvioprog wrote:
> 2013/2/25 Reinier Olislagers <reinierolislagers at gmail.com
> <mailto:reinierolislagers at gmail.com>>
>
>     On 25-2-2013 6:34, Eric Kom wrote:
>      > Good day,
>      >
>      > Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension?
>
>     As Ralf said: 2 letters. I have the idea .pp was used in the past to
>     differentiate from other Pascal compilers, while .pas is used more
>     commonly now.
>
>     Groete,
>     Reinier
>
>
> ... and, .pas is commonly found code of units (e.g.: yeahbaby.pas -> unit
> yeahbaby;); .pp is commonly found code that generates the executable (e.g.:
> ohgod.pp -> program ohgod;).

i like that! hahehehe... in my experience with lazarus projects, it is the lpr 
file that generates the executable but that also depends on the project settings 
which may specify a different name for the executable...

for instance:
DOS: foo.exe
OS2: foop.exe
WIN: foow.exe
LNX: fool.exe or just foo or fool

;)




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