Modula2 port? GNU Modula2?

[brian]

This variant: https://github.com/modula3/cm3 of Modula3 builds well on
modern macos AFAIK.

On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolcott at gmail.com>
wrote:

>   Ah, yes.  Thanks for your reply.  I'll make a bug report against obc, as
> it just now failed to install, but thank you so much for the hint that obc
> exists.  I missed it in my searches for compilers (admittedly my search was
> not thorough enough!).
>
>   I would have liked an Algol-W port as well, but. oh well.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Wolcott
>
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM Saj Goonatilleke <sg at redu.cx> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 13 Jun 2025, at 05:41, Kenneth Wolcott wrote:
>> > I'd sure like to have a Modula2 port.
>>
>> You will probably need to scratch your own niche.
>>
>> https://guide.macports.org/chunked/development.html
>>
>> I have worked with several ports systems across many platforms.  MP is
>> nice.  It is not hard to write new ports for MacPorts.  (Granted, compilers
>> may be a bit trickier.)  The mp-ports reviewers are responsive and offer
>> helpful feedback.  Without any existing users, for a new port, there is no
>> risk of breaking anyone. ;)
>>
>> > I see that Modula3 seems very dead...
>>
>> perhaps some existing ports will be relevant to your interests
>>
>> fpc @3.2.2_1 (lang, pascal)
>> Free Pascal, an open source Pascal and Object Pascal compiler.
>>
>> obc @3.3.0 (lang)
>> Oxford Oberon 3 Compiler
>>
>
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