[fpc-pascal](Fwd) poll

[Peter Vreman]

> > > > pascal works on a lot more platforms than even Free Pascal.  Obviously it
> ....
> > > > Sparc, so I have really tried to get GPC to be usefull, I am not just
> > > 
> > > I have a shell account on a linux sparc box..
> > > How hard would it be for someone reasonably proficient in pascal, very
> > > proficient in assembler and never done anything on a sparc to port the
> > > compiler ?
> > 
> > It would be a bad idea to start a port right now, because the code generator
> >... 
> > good. The existing Intel Solaris port could then be used to provide the RTL.
> > But as I said, it is better to wait a little for starting a new CPU port.
> > 
> > Michael.
> > 
> I was unaware that there was a solaris/intel port of FPK, but a lot of us
> with Sparcs use Linux, because it is faster on low end sparcs.

Support is in the compiler (both 1.0.5 and 1.1 versions). But there is no RTL yet.