Compiling Delila Programs with the Sun Microsystems Compiler

The Delila programs can be compiled using the Sun Microsystems compiler Pascal 4.0 release for Solaris 2.x, a Unix operating system. I use this compiler all the time and it is very stable and produces good fast code. Because the programs evolved most recently on Sun Microsystem computers they are easiest to compile there. This is the form of the programs in the archive of Delila programs. If you are on a Sun, you are ready to compile! Because of this it is not necessary to replace the date/time modules when using this compiler, but the link is provided here in case you would like to know about this.

Script for Compilation

A shell script that compiles with the right flags for Delila programs is pc. A debugging version, pb, is also available.

Run Time Problems

Diagnostics are quite clear with this compiler.
If weird things happen, you can email me. An article by Simon Tatham, How to Report Bugs Effectively, is quite good at explaining what a programmer needs to be able to fix a bug. (Here is my copy in case that one disappears like Jeff Covey's did!)
If a program bombs, it will generate a large file called "core" (a core dump). To prevent core dumps insert this line into your .cshrc:
limit coredumpsize 0

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