Component Pascal Detailed Information

Component Pascal - The Language

• Pascal derivative
• Specifically designed for programming software components
• Enhanced programming safety through an advanced type system
• For more details see the language report (courtesy and copyright Oberon Microsystems)

The GPCP Compiler

• The Component Pascal compiler, gpcp, produces code for either the Microsoft .NET platform or for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
• Implemented entirely in Component Pascal
• Approximately 20,000 lines of code + 5,000 for each runtime target
• Verifiable
• Download the compiler.

STOP PRESS The compiler distribution was last updated on 04 April 2003.

Documentation

• Getting Started on .NET
• Release notes for .NET
• Getting Started on JVM
• Release notes for JVM
• K John Gough Stacking them up: A Comparison of Virtual Machines, Presented to the Australian Computer Systems and Architecture Conference, ACSAC-2001 Gold Coast, Australia, February 2001 (Draft Version)

GPCP is still under development and is changing quite often. Any changes or updates will appear on this page as they are released. It is suggested that you check here each week for extra libraries, code emitters, etc. Suggestions for improvement, bug reports etc. are most welcome; please send these to gpcp@qut.edu.au.

This language is part of a larger project by the Programming Languages and Systems Research Centre at QUT, Australia that is researching and designing component programming languages. Planned enhancements for future versions of Component Pascal include: parametric polymorphism (a form of generics) and pre and post conditions to better support component programming.

This project has been supported by: QUT, Distributed Systems Technology Centre, and Microsoft.

For further information you may contact the principal investigators John Gough j.gough@qut.edu.au and Paul Roe p.roe@qut.edu.au; however please send any bug reports or specific gpcp questions to: gpcp@qut.edu.au.