On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Michael Van Canneyt <mich...@freepascal.org> wrote: > > > On Sat, 28 Dec 2013, Marcos Douglas wrote: > >>> The close coupling of compiler and framework is necessary for a >>> commercial >>> software producer in order to optimize profit, opensource development >>> does >>> not need it. It is not necessary that the compiler and its environment >>> dictate how the frameworks must be implemented. > > > Profit has nothing to do with it. Usability has. A compiler without some > minimal support libiraries is dead-born. > > Pascal has extensive file support. (Readln/Writeln) it makes for a large > part of the system unit. > if you take that out, little 'needed' is left, but at the same time you > reduce the usability of the compiler. > > That said: > Nothing stops anyone from implementing a totally separate RTL for FPC. > > The number of internal functions that must be implemented for the compiler > to be able to function is rather limited. > > If you check the archives, you'll notice that I have often recommended > people to do so.
So you do that, ie, make your own RTL? The major problem is work on Windows and I don't know if you work it. Marcos Douglas -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
