On 1/19/2015 10:09 PM, Kevan Hashemi wrote:
I am not aware of any person that build GNU Pascal on Windows in 64-bit mode.
I tried, but failed. I needed substantial help from Dave Bryan just to get the 32-bit compile to work. So, on Windows 64-bit machines I use the 32-bit MinGW, and that's fine.
The 64-bit MinGW seems to be a significant diversion from the 32-bit, but in theory the compile is of course possible. I have a student this summer who I will apply to the project, but it may be too much for him. In the long run, I'm hoping to have one of my people figure out how to compile GPC with a newer version of GCC, which I think will make the 64-bit compile easier. I understand that this update would require a lot of work, but I don't have any clear idea of what the work is. So my first step will be to have my summer student figure out what has to be done.
Yours, Kevan
Before I saw the replies from Waldek Hebisch and Kevan Hashemi, it occurred to me that I could try the setup for x86 instead of the setup for x86_64 for Cygwin. That did not work either. I had already installed the binary from the 2007 version of GPC since why not get the latest!
I think I have a 32-bit laptop with the same Windows version on which I can try the setup-x86 program for Cygwin. The gpc-run program will give a response to the --version and --help switches. The gpc.exe program does nothing except return to the command prompt.
At least I shall not have to download the GPC and GCC sources and binaries again!
Tomorrow night at the soonest or maybe as late as Friday since I have Wednesday and Thursday classes I shall try to get back to report the results.
Of course I shall have another reason to wish for summer weather if that student can indeed run GPC on 64-bit Windows!
Thank you for your help!
Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless fairless@ieee.org