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From: mb@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Mark Benard)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Problems with Lightspeed Pascal 2.0
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Date: 20 Dec 89 22:20:22 GMT
Reply-To: mb@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Mark Benard)
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I am having some problems with Lightspeed Pascal 2.0 and cannot get through
to the technical people at the number listed in the manual.  Can anyone tell
me if there is a patch or newer version that is available?  I am on Internet
and could pick up anything that is available via ftp.

The problems I am having are all associated with pointer errors.  When one of
my students misuses a pointer, it often corrupts the project so that the
project has to be completely reconstructed from scratch with new copies of
the libraries;  if it is not completely reconstructed, the rebuilt program
gives 'nil reference' errors even after the pointer errors have been
corrected.  Often it is even worse - the compiler itself is corrupted.  I did
not believe it when it first happened, but it has happened to me personally
on multiple machines with some erroneous programs.  Has anyone experienced
such errors?

If you can help me, please respond by mail.  I do not usually read this
newsgroup.
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Mark Benard
Department of Computer Science     INTERNET & BITNET: mb@cs.tulane.edu
Tulane University                  USENET:   rex!mb
New Orleans, LA 70118