[perl #41243] Link on Win32 with Borland C++

[Will Coleda]

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Need details.

[Steve Peters via RT]

Post by Will Coleda
Need details.

A recent patch has gotten Parrot to the point that it can be compiled
with Borland C++ on Win32. Unfortunately, it does not link correctly to
actually create a valid parrot executable. Additional configuration is
needed to make Borland compile and link Parrot so that it can actually
be run and tested.

[Andrew Whitworth]

I'll pick up borland and play with it, although I won't get to it
until the next cycle. I've got a really old version of Turbo C++ 4.52
left over from school, and free versions of Turbo C++ Explorer are
available for download. I don't promise any miracles, but at least I
will be able to prove that some errors still exist or not.

--Andrew Whitworth

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Will Coleda via RT

Post by Steve Peters via RT

Post by Will Coleda
Need details.

A recent patch has gotten Parrot to the point that it can be compiled
with Borland C++ on Win32. Unfortunately, it does not link correctly to
actually create a valid parrot executable. Additional configuration is
needed to make Borland compile and link Parrot so that it can actually
be run and tested.

Without a champion for this compiler, there's not much we can do; Our current targets for
Windows include, as I understand it, cygwin, strawberry perl and its build system, and recent
versions of VisualC++. Borland isn't in our core list for the upcoming 1.0 release.
If we do find a Borland champion, they should open a new ticket at https://trac.parrot.org/.
Rejecting this ticket; Regards.
--
Will "Coke" Coleda
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[Ron Blaschke]

Post by Andrew Whitworth
I'll pick up borland and play with it, although I won't get to it
until the next cycle. I've got a really old version of Turbo C++ 4.52
left over from school, and free versions of Turbo C++ Explorer are
available for download. I don't promise any miracles, but at least I
will be able to prove that some errors still exist or not.
--Andrew Whitworth
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Will Coleda via RT

Post by Steve Peters via RT

Post by Will Coleda
Need details.

A recent patch has gotten Parrot to the point that it can be compiled
with Borland C++ on Win32. Unfortunately, it does not link correctly to
actually create a valid parrot executable. Additional configuration is
needed to make Borland compile and link Parrot so that it can actually
be run and tested.

Without a champion for this compiler, there's not much we can do; Our current targets for
Windows include, as I understand it, cygwin, strawberry perl and its build system, and recent
versions of VisualC++. Borland isn't in our core list for the upcoming 1.0 release.
If we do find a Borland champion, they should open a new ticket at https://trac.parrot.org/.
Rejecting this ticket; Regards.

Some time ago, because of this ticket, I tried with Borland C++ 5.5.1
and 5.82, and failed miserably. But that may just be my bad bcc-foo.
Unless someone's keen for this platform and has access to a fairly new
("within two years") version (is it called C++ Builder now?), I'm not
sure if this is worth pursuing.

Ron

[Andrew Whitworth]

Post by Ron Blaschke
Some time ago, because of this ticket, I tried with Borland C++ 5.5.1
and 5.82, and failed miserably. But that may just be my bad bcc-foo.
Unless someone's keen for this platform and has access to a fairly new
("within two years") version (is it called C++ Builder now?), I'm not
sure if this is worth pursuing.

The free version of "Turbo C++ Builder" is called "Turbo C++
Explorer". Should be the same thing, minus some features. If I can get
it to work with the most recent version of that, I can try digging
back through older versions to find compatibility problems.

--Andre Whitworth

[Will Coleda]

Unless this task would make you exceedingly happy, I wouldn't bother.

IMO, there are much higher priority things requiring tuits than trying
to add a fourth compiler for windows, especially before the 1.0
release.

Regards.

Post by Andrew Whitworth

Post by Ron Blaschke
Some time ago, because of this ticket, I tried with Borland C++ 5.5.1
and 5.82, and failed miserably. But that may just be my bad bcc-foo.
Unless someone's keen for this platform and has access to a fairly new
("within two years") version (is it called C++ Builder now?), I'm not
sure if this is worth pursuing.

The free version of "Turbo C++ Builder" is called "Turbo C++
Explorer". Should be the same thing, minus some features. If I can get
it to work with the most recent version of that, I can try digging
back through older versions to find compatibility problems.
--Andre Whitworth

[Steve Peters]

Post by Ron Blaschke

Post by Andrew Whitworth
I'll pick up borland and play with it, although I won't get to it
until the next cycle. I've got a really old version of Turbo C++ 4.52
left over from school, and free versions of Turbo C++ Explorer are
available for download. I don't promise any miracles, but at least I
will be able to prove that some errors still exist or not.
--Andrew Whitworth
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Will Coleda via RT

Post by Steve Peters via RT

Post by Will Coleda
Need details.

A recent patch has gotten Parrot to the point that it can be compiled
with Borland C++ on Win32. Unfortunately, it does not link correctly to
actually create a valid parrot executable. Additional configuration is
needed to make Borland compile and link Parrot so that it can actually
be run and tested.

Without a champion for this compiler, there's not much we can do; Our current targets for
Windows include, as I understand it, cygwin, strawberry perl and its build system, and recent
versions of VisualC++. Borland isn't in our core list for the upcoming 1.0 release.
If we do find a Borland champion, they should open a new ticket at https://trac.parrot.org/.
Rejecting this ticket; Regards.

Some time ago, because of this ticket, I tried with Borland C++ 5.5.1
and 5.82, and failed miserably. But that may just be my bad bcc-foo.
Unless someone's keen for this platform and has access to a fairly new
("within two years") version (is it called C++ Builder now?), I'm not
sure if this is worth pursuing.
Ron

The issue I ran into at the time was that dmake, which was the usual
make program used with bcc32, is not capable of handling the Parrot
make file. I believe it could work with gmake on win32, but I hadn't
really attempted anything down that direction since I was encountering
too many other issues following a major restructuring of the headers
that had occurred.

Steve