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>Would I use a GNU Modula-2 for Unix ?
Sure, it would be nice to have a compiler for the other unix boxes on campus.
As far as whats provided by University Computer Services, we've got the
DEC Western Research Labs Modula-2+ compiler for Ultrix  NOW!
And a Modula-3 is available too.

Perhaps DEC-WRL could be convinced to make their compiler available for more
generic Unix(tm).

There are commercial Modula-2 compilers available for Unix. Unfortunately
i don't think that its just the cost thats keeping M2 from being popular.


another modulan, Changhao writes:
>A good and modern implementation of a M2 compiler should have the following
>  a.  Integrated Developmnet Environment.
>  b.  Uses various GUI aviable on the Unix interactively.
>  c.  Good On-line help with examples.
>  d.  Good M2 modules, especially for InOut and SYSTEM, to interface
>      with the underlying Unix system.
>  e.  Reasonable optimization...

I don't entirely agree that an IDE is required. On a Unix system i want to
collect the tools that are familiar/useful to me and put them together as i
see fit. In my eyes this is a few X11 windows with a compile happening in one,
a windowing edit in another, and a few more.
Good on-line help with examples. Perhaps a good textbook is whats really
required, and implementations that don't deviate from PIM2 (till an ISO
standard is ready).
As for examples, perhaps you should contact the head of the CS department and
the computer center. I see it as part of my job to provide help/examples with
the software on the machines that i support at this institution.




John Andrea,   VAX System Manager
St.Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada   B2G 1C0
email: andrea@essex.stfx.ca