Binaries for OS/2 and DOS_(re)

Tue, 28 Nov 1995 10:00:17 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 28 Nov 1995, A.A. Olowofoyeku wrote:

> Hello, Peter Gerwinski! You wrote:
> > Hello!
> > GPC binaries for OS/2 and DOS (i.e. for EMX) and for Linux can be
> > downloaded from
> >   kampi.hut.fi
> > directory
> >   /jtv/gnu-pascal/binary/turbo-alpha-2.6.3
> Thanks. I did download that version, but then could not figure out how to
> extract it (got confused with gzip, compress, tar, and everything else and
> then got totally lost, because I wasn't even sure any more whether I had
> downloaded the correct thing or not). The readme file did not actually
> explain how someone from a DOS/Win/OS2 background would go about extracting
> the files, and perhaps a version which is compressed with PKZIP might be a
> good idea, since that would be accessible to practically everybody.
> A further question - does this require GCC to be installed? or is the
> package self-contained as it is? If and when I manage to get the whole thing
> working, I might try and put together a single ZIP file which contains
> everything to get working immediately (i.e., a fully "ready to run" package)
> for OS/2 and DOS (and eventually Win32). I think this is a desirable thing
> to do, if the target audience is to be widened, because nothing is more
> terrifying than having to compile your own compiler or other things like
> that (at least, to those of us weaned on DOS Turbo Pascal).



	I think Peter uploaded compiled binaries for OS/2/DOS (EMX) to 
ftp.uni-augsburg.de.  I know he uploaded Linux binaries there and I think 
he said he uploaded an OS/2/DOS version as well when he announced the 
Linux binaries.  And if he did, it's probably packed with PKZIP.  At 
least it should be anyway :-).  Tar/gzip is for Unix.  ('Tho there is tar 
and gzip for DOS and other platforms as well, but like you said most DOS 
users are familiar with PKZIP).

	Anyhow, having said that ... you'll need at least the EMX runtime 
package to run the compiled GPC binaries for OS/2/DOS.  There's no need 
to install GCC if you don't want to code in C, C++, or Objective C.  But 
you need at least EMX v0.9a runtime.  I believe the file is called 
EMXRT.ZIP and can be found on any hobbes mirror in the unix/emx 
directory.  Check the index file there to see which package is the EMX 
runtime package.


Arcadio

Arcadio Alivio Sincero (lotu@wam.umd.edu)