New features in GNU Pascal 2.0 (corresponding to GCC 2.7.2.1):

 * Partial compatibility to Borland Pascal

   The "turbo-alpha" version of GNU Pascal 1.1 (corresponding to
   GCC 2.6.3) is now integrated into the main distribution.  Some
   bugs have been fixed, and more Borland compatible features have
   been implemented, for example "else" in case statements (as an
   alternative for "otherwise") and UCSD/Borland-style untyped
   "var" parameters.

 * Easier installation

   Configuration is now done via GNU auto-configuration scripts.
   Compilation should now go through just by typing `configure'
   and then `make' (assuming that you have compiled GCC before).

 * Cross compilers

   The new configuration scripts make it easy to compile GPC as
   a cross compiler.

 * Texinfo documentation

   The existing documentation was translated to Texinfo format
   and organized in a tree.  Some parts have been modified,
   rewritten, or added.  The Texinfo documentation allows to
   have printed material (through TeX) and online-documentation
   in the GNU info format as well as in HTML format from one and
   the same source tree.

 * Precompiled interfaces

   Precompiled Extended Pascal Module Interfaces and Borland Pascal 
   Unit Interfaces are now stored in GNU Pascal Interface (GPI) files.
   It is no more necessary to include the Module's or Unit's Interface
   part into the source of the main program.

 * AutoMake facility

   When you invoke GPC with a new command-line option --automake,
   it automatically checks whether Modules/Units used by the program
   must be recompiled and/or linked.  This mechanism should make the
   use of `make' superfluous for GNU Pascal.

 * More stable objects

   Some bugs in the (Borland Pascal 7.0 style) objects (in the
   "turbo-alpha" version of GNU Pascal 1.1) are fixed.  For example 
   the "variable `vmt_Foo' too large" errors have been eliminated.

 * "String" bug fixed

   The bug that functions returning String schemas were called
   three times instead of once has been eliminated.

 * Extended Pascal "export foo = all" extension

   As a GNU extension to ISO 10206 Extended Pascal, we have
   introduced an export clause "export foo = all" (with a new
   (redefineable) keyword `all') which tells GPC to export all 
   identifiers in the Module's interface part in the Interface 
   `foo'.  (Borland-style Units do the same automatically; the
   name of the Interface is then derived from the Units's name.)

 * PXSC operator fragments

   The PXSC operators +> -> *> /> etc. are not yet implemented,
   but the symbols are available now, so you can define these
   operators by yourself.  (Please send us a copy when you do so!)

 * "__AsmName__" for variables

   External names of variables can now be specified via
   "var foo: __AsmName__ 'bar' Integer;".

 * Machine-specific attributes

   Attributes for like "attribute ( stdcall )" for Windows API functions 
   are supported now.  Furthermore, functions can have more than one
   attribute, e.g. "Procedure MyWindowsAPIproc; AsmName 'MyWindowsAPIproc';
   attribute ( stdcall );".

 * Main program name configurable

   You can specify the external name of the function to be called by
   the system (usually `main') with a new option "-fgpc-main:MyMain".
   This is useful when using libraries which define "main", e.g. RSXWDK.