[plug] Unable to install GNU Pascal RPM package on RH 5.2

[Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima]

On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Bret Busby wrote:

> Here's a problem.
> 
> Anne has a PL/0 compiler that she has to modify for school.
> 
> It is written in Pascal.
> 
> She needs to install a Pascal compiler on RH 5.2 Linux (note: not a converter
> such as P2C).
> 
> She downloaded GNU Pascal and GNU Pascal extras packages.
> 
> When trying to install GPC using 
> 
> rpm -ivh gpc-19990118-1_i386-pc-linux-gnu.rpm ,

This rpm has been built against RedHat 6.0

... If you have a file /lib/libc.so.6 then you can add run

rpm -ivh --nodeps gpc-19990118-1_i386-pc-linux-gnu.rpm

this will install it without the dependacy check.  I don't really rcomend that
:(

> Also, she wants to know how she can get windowmaker v6, which appears to use gnu
> step library, to make a mouse left handed (it can't write very well with its
> right hand). She can do it in AfterStep and in fvwm95.


As far as a know gpc doesn't like "turbo" like string manipulations.

You could run p2c over the pascl file then compile the c source file.

Also the was another pascal compiler from lInux that was advertised on
freshmeat about a month ago ... that maybe better.

Yours Tony.