Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news.iecc.com!.POSTED!nerds-end From: Keith Thompson Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,comp.compilers Subject: Re: Algol68 compiler (algol68toc) on Linux? Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:05:53 -0800 Organization: None to speak of Lines: 26 Sender: johnl@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <13-02-007@comp.compilers> References: <13-01-024@comp.compilers> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.iecc.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: leila.iecc.com 1361985324 22475 64.57.183.58 (27 Feb 2013 17:15:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@iecc.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:15:24 +0000 (UTC) Keywords: algol68 Posted-Date: 27 Feb 2013 12:15:24 EST X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.misc:1504 comp.compilers:855 Janis Papanagnou writes: > I've downloaded the Algol68 compiler package 'algol68toc_1.15.tar.gz'[*] and > compiled[**] and installed it on a Xubuntu Linux 2.6.32. When I ran it I got: > > Run time fault (aborting): > Garbage collector:HEAP allocation of object whose size is not a word multiple > Abort > > Has anyone compiled and used this package and can give me some hints how to > make that beast run? > > Janis > > [*] Source: http://www.nunan.myzen.co.uk/algol68/algol68toc_1.15.tar.gz > [**] I've seen no configure file, so I compiled it as it came with 'make'. It's probably a different package, but I've successfully used apt-get install algol68g -- Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc. "We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this." -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"