Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 22:40:09 GMT From: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: terry@lambert.org Cc: dss-gmbh@t-online.de, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: COBOL compiler with FreeBSD Message-ID: <199606212240.WAA10403@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199606211704.KAA18523@phaeton.artisoft.com> (message from Terry Lambert on Fri, 21 Jun 1996 10:04:20 -0700 (MST))
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>>>>> Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> writes: > > Actually, I have to admit to a certain fondness for the idea of > having a COBOL compiler available, if for no other reason than to > support the massive amount of legacy code out there, and for the > ability to have verifiability, even if it means that the language > limits the complexity of the algorithms you can encode in it. There is actually a GNU FORTRAN compiler for similar reasons, though I think it's still only in beta (the guy who's writing it started work on in something like 1988!). In a way, it's a shame they didn't get round to doing one for COBOL. -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk
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