Pascal compiler, Features, Compatibility – HP SunSoft Pascal 4.0 User Manual

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Pascal 4.0 User’s Guide

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Pascal Compiler

The name of the Pascal compiler is

pc

. If given an argument file name ending

with

.p

or

.pas

,

pc

compiles the file and leaves the result in an executable

file, called

a.out

by default.

Features

Pascal includes many extensions to the standard, including the following:

Separate compilation of programs and modules

dbx

(symbolic debugger) support

Optimizer support

Multiple

label

,

const

,

type

, and

var

declarations

Variable-length character strings

Compile-time initializations

static

and

extern

declarations

Different sizes of integer and

real

data types

Integer constants in any base, from 2 to 16

Extended input/output facilities

Extended library of built-in functions and procedures

Universal and function and procedure pointer types

Direction of parameter passing: into a routine, out of a routine, or both

Functions that return structured-type results

Note –

For other release-specific information, please refer to the

README

file

that accompanies the product release.

Compatibility

In general, Pascal 4.0 runs in the Solaris 2.x or above operating environment.
This product is not compatible with

/usr/ucblib/libucb.a

on the Solaris

2.x environment.

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