Files needed to use Modula-2: ----------------------------- The most important file is "ALoad" which is in the c: directory. This loader enables you to run programs compiled by the Modula-2 compiler. This program will be started by the startup-sequence included on this disk. The compiler makes all file references to files on a medium M2:, normally you assign the m2 directory as this medium. 1>assign m2: AmigaLibDisk24:Modula-2/m2 In the m2 directory you find the compiler. It is divided into 10 modules, all named M4xM.OBM. The main module is M4PM.OBM. You will find also some other modules. The compiler itself needs AMIGABase, AMIGADOS, Clock, FileSystem, System, Terminal and TerminalBase. Without these the compiler will not run. The other modules give access to some Amiga libraries, but they are not complete and are included, together with some demo programs, to give you an idea what is possible with this system. Use of Modula-2: ---------------- Before you use this Modula system, you should copy all files to your favorite CLI or Workbench disk. As explained before, you can use modula programs only through the ALoad program. This program prompts you for a program name. Let's assume you want to start the compiler: At the prompt you type M4PM (attention, the loader is case sensitiv): *M4PM Aload will now load all the modules and display for each module a line: f - M2:Terminal.OBM f - M2:FileSystem.OBM ... After all needed modules are loaded, the program will be started. The compiler will prompt you for the name of a module you want to compile, e.g. HelloWorld: MC68000 Modula-2 Compiler V-2.0 ETH Zuerich, IFI NW/HS/WH, 28.1.86 in> HelloWorld.MOD The compiler will now compile your program and output a line for each Module imported, as well as for the Modules it generates: - M2:Terminal.SBM - M2:AmigaDos.SBM - M2:AmigaBase.SBM + M2:HelloWorld.RFM + M2:HelloWorld.OBM 1346 in> As you see, the program needed the modules Terminal, AmigaDos and AmigaBase. The suffix .SBM denotes compiled definition modules. The compiler produced two files: HelloWorld.RFM and HelloWorld.OBM. The first file contains coded information for debugging. Unfortunatly we couldn't include the debugger, because it was not possible to port it to the Amiga yet. The second file contains the code. If the program had some errors, you would get a slightly different output: - M2:Terminal.SBM - M2:AmigaDos.SBM - M2:AmigaBase.SBM + M2:HelloWorld.RFM errors detected in> You must now leave the compiler by pressing the ESCape key. You will get a message: Back in C, press any key and you will hear your Amiga writeing something to disk, the error listing. It is written on a file called M2:err.LST. But let's now assume your program does not have errors. After pressing a key you will see the ALoad prompt again and you can start the compiled program by typing it's name: *HelloWorld You can leave ALoad by typing [CTRL-@] [RETURN] at the prompt. WARNING: Do not compile any of the following files, otherwise you will no more be able to run any program that uses these modules. AmigaBase.DEF AmigaDos.DEF Clock.DEF FileSystem.DEF System.DEF Terminal.DEF TerminalBase.DEF We included this definition modules, so that you can see what procedures they export. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any problems or questions contact us: Electronic-Mail: UUCP: ...seismo!mcvax!cernvax!ethz!claudio BITNET: K538912@CZHRZU1A EAN: claudio@ifi.ethz.chunet Paper-Mail: Claudio Nieder Kanalweg 1 CH-8610 Uster ----- Switzerland ------------------------------------------- Confirmation.mail From root44!ukc!ethz.uucp!claudio Sat May 10 23:03:12 1986 Received: by unisoft.UNISOFT (4.12/4.7) id AA17889; Sat, 10 May 86 23:03:05 pdt Received: from cernvax by eagle.Ukc.AC.UK with UUCP id a008988; 10 May 86 7:05 BST Received: by cernvax.UUCP (4.12/4.7) id AA05578; Fri, 9 May 86 18:04:45 +0200 Received: by cernvax.UUCP (4.12/4.7) id AA05570; Fri, 9 May 86 18:04:19 +0200 Message-Id: <8605091604.AA05570@cernvax.UUCP> From: Claudio Nieder Date: Fri, 9 May 86 17:12:36 -0200 To: unisoft!fnf Subject: Public Domain Modula-2 Compiler Cc: ethz!claudio Status: R Hi Fred, here comes the confirmation for the public domain distribution of our Modula-2 Compiler Disk. We also included a short history of the code. ============================================================================= Public Domain Single Pass Modula-2 Compiler ------------------------------------------- This version of the Modula-2 Compiler is a pre-release of the Single Pass Modula-2 Compiler for MacIntosh developed at ETHZ. This code was transmitted to the AMIGA and is executed using a special loader. ( ALoad ) All software included on this disk is free for distribution. The interface modules and ALoad are our own development. N. Wirth confirmed that the compiler code is free. we hope that many people enjoy this compiler 9-May-86 cn/jr/red/kussi ============================================================================= You can include this notice in the file ReadMe.DOK.