Where is the GNU Pascal Compiler?

Question

On Ubuntu 10.04 I had installed the GNU Pascal Compiler (package gpc).

After moving to Ubuntu 12.04 / 64 bit I cannot find the package any more. Google and the GNU Pascal homepage did not help much.

So I wanted to ask if the package has been discontinued, renamed, or moved to a different repository.

Solution 1

It appears that gpc was removed from Debian (and subsequently Ubuntu) in February 2011 due to the project being unmaintained/discontinued.

Solution 2

Not exactly gpc, but if you don't mind an alternative, you could use Free Pascal. This will install the IDE and compiler:

sudo apt-get install fp-ide

Note that the IDE is terminal based. To start it from the prompt:

fp

For reference, see http://fusharblog.com/installing-free-pascal-in-ubuntu/

Solution 3

PPA versions of the GNU Pascal Compiler for Ubuntu can be downloaded from https://launchpad.net/~ueter/+archive/ubuntu/gpc-3.4

Solution 4

You can install the Free Pascal compiler alone using the command:

sudo apt-get install fp-compiler

...then invoke and run a simple program such as:

program Hello;
begin
  writeln ('Hello, world.');
end.

...using the following commands:

fpc hello.pas
./hello

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Comments

[Giorgio]

+1 This explains a lot. I think I will have to move to the Free Pascal Compiler (package fp-compiler).

[Eliah Kagan]

@Giorgio Or you can attempt to download and build gpc from source. (Or try to install an old .deb package...)

[Giorgio]

@Eliah Kagan: True, I will give it a try.

[Braiam]

Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.

[Marco van de Voort]

Or have a look at the Lazarus package, which is a more GUI IDE for Free Pascal