Pascal compilers

There are two free Pascal compilers of note, GNU Pascal and FPK Pascal. As in most such situations, the exact list of features which differ between the two is subject to change. Consult the web sites for each compiler for details.

Even more than many languages, there are many dialects of Pascal, so in looking for Pascal resources it may be somewhat important to look for ones which pertain to a specific compiler.

Mailing lists and newsgroups

For discussions of the Pascal language and Pascal implementations, the newsgroups are comp.lang.pascal.*. I saw various mentions of GNU Pascal and/or FPK Pascal in various newsgroups in that hierarchy, but relatively few actual discussions. The most appropriate group would be comp.lang.pascal.misc.

Both GNU and FPK Pascal have mailing lists; see the web pages below for more information.

Getting GNU and FPK Pascal

I suppose we need to make an explicit disclaimer that the distributions listed below are not supported by Cyclic. In most cases we are just redistributing or linking to a distribution provided by someone else, and didn't even help write any of it.

See the web pages below for information on downloading each compiler.

For more information on GNU and FPK Pascal

The GNU Pascal site contains download information, documentation, lists of features, information on GNU Pascal mailing lists, and other information.

The FPK Pascal site contains download information, documentation, lists of features, information on FPK Pascal mailing lists, and other information.