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-What's new:
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- A lot of things have changed since the previous distribution.
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It is not wise to mix files created by the previous version of the Kit
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with files belonging to this version, although that might sometimes work.
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-The major changes are:
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- - a new C-compiler and runtime system
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- - a new C preprocessor
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- - new assembler framework, allowing the generation of relocatable
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- object code for most processors
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- - new versions of all assemblers, using the new assembler framework
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- - a new link-editor, linking is now a separate and fast phase for most
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- machines
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- - improved Pascal compiler, now also handles 4-byte wordsize
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- - Motorola M68020 backend and assembler
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- - Support for (some) SUN systems
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- - improved version of LL(1) parser generator, producing faster code
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- - a new language: Occam
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- - better System V support, the Kit should now just compile and run
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+The major additions are:
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+
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+ - a new language: Modula-2
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+ - a much improved 8086 back-end; unfortunately still only
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+ small model
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+ - floating point package, usable with most back-ends
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+ - cross-compilation to a Microsoft Xenix V3 80286 system
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Ceriel J.H. Jacobs
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Dept. of Math. and Computer Science
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