The compiler needs at least the following hardware:
- An Intel 80386 or higher processor (for the intel version). A coprocessor is not required,
although it will slow down your program’s performance if you do floating point
calculations without a coprocessor, since emulation will be used.
- 4 Megabytes of free memory.
- At least 3 Megabytes free disk space.
The DOS distribution contains all the files you need to run the compiler and compile
pascal programs.
Under UNIX systems (such as LINUX) you need to have the following programs
installed :
- GNU as, the GNU assembler.
- GNU ld, the GNU linker.
- Optionally (but highly recommended) : GNU make. For easy recompiling of the compiler
and Run-Time Library, this is needed.
The WINDOWS distribution contains all the files you need to run the compiler
and compile pascal programs. However, it may be a good idea to install the mingw32
tools or the cygwin development tools. Links to both of these tools can be found on
http://www.freepascal.org
While the Free Pascal distribution comes with all necessary tools, it is a good idea to
install the EMX extender in order to compile and run programs with the Free Pascal compiler. The
EMX extender can be found on:
http://www.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/gnu/emx+gcc/index.html