[fpc-devel]Support for 16-bit assembler ?

[Marco van de Voort]

> >>Will support for 16-bit assembler be added to FPC in the future ?
> >
> >No, because there is no use for it. FPC is a 32 bit compiler.
> 
> 
> I meant for compatibility reasons. I have a lot of assembly code built in 
> my TPUs and it is pain in the neck to change that to 32-bit code.

Afaik, everything 16-bit that runs in 32-bit protected mode is 
supported (like purely calculating code). Supporting 16-bit segment 
and hardware interfacing would come down to writing a 16-bits 
realmode emulator inside the 32-bit extender.
 


Marco van de Voort (MarcoV at Stack.nl or marco at freepascal.org)