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From: art@buengc.BU.EDU (A. R. Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: Conformant Arrays and ISO
Message-ID: <2699@buengc.BU.EDU>
Date: 28 Apr 89 16:43:30 GMT
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In article <4824@pt.cs.cmu.edu> jwb@LINDENTHAL.CAE.RI.CMU.EDU (John Baugh) writes:
>Pardon me if this has been discussed before --- I'm new to
>comp.lang.pascal.
>
>Do unix-based Pascals (generally) implement the ISO Level 1
>standard (which includes conformant arrays)?  I am
>particularly interested in Apollo's Pascal compiler, which
>I know nothing about.  Any information regarding this, or
>other aspects of Pascal programming on the Apollo, will
>be appreciated.

The Pascal-2 compiler from Oregon Software implements this um feature.
Actually, the cantankerous (oops, I meant conformant) array feature is a
real disaster that never should have been foisted on an unsuspecting
public.  I haven't got the time to list the most salient of the many
objections but it never should have happened.  The schema array feature of
the new Extended Pascal should cure most of the problems with conformant
arrays.