
	GPC 1.2-2.7.2  Release Candidate #7  (23. August 1996)
	******************************************************

	This is the pre-distribution of the GNU Pascal compiler (GPC),
	version 1.2, corresponding to GNU C version 2.7.2.  It has
	the internal pre-release version number 7, please refer to
	this when reporting bugs.

	Please download, use and enjoy this version of GPC, but please
	do not upload it to other ftp sites, nor include it in CD-ROM
	distributions or similar things.  This is just a test release.

	We implore you really to send your comments, suggestions and
	bug reports to the GNU Pascal mailing list,

	    gpc@hut.fi

	Prior to the official 1.2-2.7.2 release we want to fix all
	those stupid bugs which always occur when implementing new
	features.

	Also think about how *you* can contribute to the project.


	Road map
	========

	Source
	------

	The subdirectory `source' contains the file

	    gpc-1.2-2.7.2.tar.gz

	which contains the official complete source of GPC.  To compile
	it you will also need the source of GNU C 2.7.2 and everything
	else needed to compile GNU C.  For DOS, OS/2 and Windows machines
	where `tar.gz' archives are inconvenient we also provide

	    gpc-272.zip

	which contains the same information but is always created after
	`gpc-1.2-2.7.2.tar.gz'.  The archives expand into a subdirectory
	`gpc-1.2-2.7.2' or `gpc-272' of the current directory.

	To compile GNU Pascal, compile GNU C first, then cd to your
	GPC source directory, type `configure', and `make'.


	Binaries
	--------

	The subdirectory `binary' contains archives named

	    gpc-1.2-2.7.2.target-platform.archive-extension

	where `archive-extension' is either `tar.gz' or `zip' and
	`target-platform' is something like `mips-sgi-irix5.3' or
	`i386-linuxoldld'.  They expand into subdirectories `usr/bin'
	etc., so you probably should expand them from the root directory.


	Special platforms
	-----------------

	There are subdirectories `djgpp' and `emx' containing both the
	source and binaries in a form convenient for those distributions.

	For EMX users:  Please note that you should expand `gpcsrc.zip'
	from `\emx\gnu', *not* from the root directory like `gccsrc*.zip'.


	Have fun,

	    Peter
	    <peter.gerwinski@uni-essen.de>

