* In a message originally to Stephen Hurd, Mark Hoover said:

 MH> I haven't personally used any of the Pascal compilers under Linux.
 MH> However, from what I've heard of them most of the Pascal programmers
 MH> seem to be complaining not that the Pascal compiler isn't working to the
 MH> Pascal standards, but that it's not emulating the bugs that their own
 MH> Windows/DOS compiler had in them.

 MH> Which then brings the question, what's better?  Another broken compiler?
 MH> Or one that actually implements the Pascal standards properly?

This has been one of the major problems slowing me down with the porting of
stuff like BRE, etc.  Some of the code relies heavily on old Borland Pascal
bugs and it's difficult or nearly impossible to replicate.

And when I say "some of the code" I mean some significant parts
of it.  It's
had me groaning for years.

In my case, I'd prefer a compiler where I can issue a single directive to
"break" the way it builds the app.  That way, it's standards compliant, but
with a flip of a switch, I can emulate all those old bugs.

FreePascal actually has two checkboxes for TP/BP and Delphi compiler support
- though I'm not sure if it actually emulates the bugs as well.


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