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- From: lfosdal@falcon.no (Lars Fosdal)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
- Subject: Re: TPU 5.5 -> 6.0 translator needed
- Message-ID: <D0s3XB5w165w@falcon.no>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 08:28:00 GMT
- References: <1993Jan27.164726.706@cine88.cineca.it>
- Organization: Falcon Information Services AS, Oslo, Norway
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- avl0@cine88.cineca.it writes:
-
- > Is there anyone knowing if there is a TPU translator from version 5.5 to 6.0.
- > I need to use a TPU compiled under TurboPASCAL 5.5
- > but I have the version 6.0.
-
- There is not, and will not be any such translator. It is techically
- impossible, due to the major differences between TP55 and TP6
- (Different heap handling, and more).
-
- > Another solution could be a decompiler:
- > a tool to come back to the source having just a TPU.
-
- There is not, and will not be any such decompiler. It is technically
- impossible, if you don't have the source for the compiler (even then it
- would be extremely difficult).
-
-
- The only solution for your problem is to recompile the original source
- for the matrix unit with TP6 (or you going back to use TP55).
-
- Sorry to disappoint you, but this are the hard facts.
-
- (There was a unit translator from version 4.0 to version 5.0,
- but it didn't work on all units, and the differences between 4.0 and
- 5.0 was minor, if my memory serves me right)
-
- Lars F.
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