Re: GNU Pascal is still kind of alive

Treutwein Bernhard wrote:
> 
> Please don't be insulted, I appreciate very much what you are doing for
> GNU Pascal, but I think your note gives a good impression of the major 
> obstacles for newcomers to gpc. A lot of information is hidden behind 
> the web sites in personal memories. 
> 
> I know of the following sites:
> 
> http://www.gnu-pascal.de/gpc/h-index.html 
> http://alignment.hep.brandeis.edu/Software/Pascal/Pascal.html
> http://www.microbizz.nl/gpc.html 
> https://github.com/hebisch/gpc
> 
> Maybe there are more.

I would say that www.gnu-pascal.de is dead: it got only minimal
updates beyond gcp-20050331.

> Some infos from the  brains went to  the mailing
> list and is available in the archive. But it is unclear to me (and I guess others 
> also) which information is still relevant and which is out of date. This is a 
> bit frustrating, but as long as we have only more or less hobbyists working 
> on GNU Pascal, we are out of luck.

At github there is updated manual (changes to earlier versions are
small, but for example it contains up-to-date features list).
There is a lot of extra material at www.gnu-pascal.de, it was
without update for long time so a lot is out of date.  But
for extras (as opposed to core gpc) I am not aware of newer
material.

> 
> I do not know who, how, and where the collected and hopefully current 
> information could be concentrated, but I think it would be very good to
> have a central place ...
> 
> Peter Gerwinski noted las march a vague chance to have some student 
> working for her/his thesis on GNU Pascal ...

This is where non-developers can help a lot.  We really need new
maintainer for gpc web site.  AFAIK www.gnu-pascal.de is under
control of Peter Gerwinski, we can ask him to give access to
new maintainer or establish new site.  And in general simple
thing that all gpc regulars can do: spread the word.  If you
are not sure what to say ask here and once facts are established
repeat them elsewere.

-- 
                              Waldek Hebisch

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