[fpc-pascal] x86.pp and oldlinux.pp

[Holger Bruns]

Jonas Maebe schrieb:
> Holger Bruns wrote on Tue, 03 Nov 2009:
>
>> I decided to copy all the necessary files for x86.pp and oldlinux.pp 
>> into one directory for compiling these two units. This compilation 
>> failed due to syntax errors. A bunch of warnings also appeared. I 
>> post only the syntax error messages:
>
> You appear to be compiling for x86_64 (please mention your full build 
> configuration in the future, until now I thought your were working on 
> i386). The reason that we do not ship a compiled version of the 
> oldlinux unit for x86_64 is that it simply does not work on 64 bit 
> platforms. Hence all the errors you are getting when trying to compile 
> it anyway.

Yes, I tried to compiling missed units for x86_64.

> The next release of FPC will include a version of the x86 unit for 
> Linux/x86_64. In general, if a unit is not available in a precompiled 
> version for your platform, the reason is that it does not work. Unless 
> you intend to fix/rewrite that unit for your platform, trying to force 
> the compiler to compile it anyway will not help you.
This means, you deliver these units for documentation purposes only, I 
guess. Now I am waiting für your next release, and I am really curious 
to look at your new code for x86 on x86_64 platforms.

Best regards, Holger