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.NH
Comparison with the Pascal-VU compiler
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.LP
In this chapter, the differences with the Pascal-VU compiler [IM2] are listed.
The points enumerated below can be used as improvements to the compiler (see
also Chapter 11).
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.NH 2
Deviations
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- large labels
.in +3m
only labels in the closed interval 0..9999 are allowed, as opposed to the
Pascal-VU compiler. The Pascal-VU compiler allows every unsigned integer
as label.
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- goto
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the new compiler conforms to the standard as opposed to the old one. The
following program, which contains an illegal jump to label 1, is accepted
by the Pascal-VU compiler.
.nf
\fBprogram\fR illegal_goto(output);
\fBlabel\fR 1;
\fBvar\fR i : integer;
\fBbegin\fR
\fBgoto\fR 1;
\fBfor\fR i := 1 \fBto\fR 10 \fBdo\fR
\fBbegin\fR
1 : writeln(i);
\fBend\fR;
\fBend\fR.
.fi
This program is rejected by the new compiler.
.in -3m
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Extensions
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The extensions implemented by the Pascal-VU compiler are listed in
Chapter 5 of [IM2].
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- separate compilation
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the new compiler only accepts programs, not modules.
- assertions
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not implemented.
- additional procedures
.ti +3m
the procedures \fIhalt, mark\fR and \fIrelease\fR are not available.
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- UNIX\(tm interfacing
.ti +3m
the \-c option is not implemented.
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\(tm UNIX is a Trademark of Bell Laboratories.
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- double length integers
.ti +3m
integer size can be set with the \-V option, so the additional type \fIlong\fR
is not implemented.
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Compiler options
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The options implemented by the Pascal-VU compiler are listed in
Chapter 7 of [IM2].
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The construction "{$....}" is not recognized.
The options: \fIa, c, d, s\fR and \fIt\fR are not available.
The \-l option has been changed into the \-L option.
The size of reals can be set with the \-V option.