Package fpc-cross-powerpc-linux-2.6.2-1

Free Pascal (aka FPK Pascal) is a 32 and 64 bit professional Pascal compiler. Supported processors: Intel x86, Amd64/x86 64, PowerPC, Sparc, Arm. Supported operating systems: Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X/Darwin, DOS, Win32, Win64, Wince. The language syntax has excellent compatibility with TP 7.0 as well as with most versions of Delphi (classes, rtti, exceptions, ansistrings, widestrings, interfaces). A Mac Pascal compatibility mode is also provided to assist users of previous Pascal compilers for the Mac. Furthermore, Free Pascal supports function overloading, operator overloading, global properties and other modern features. http://wiki.freepascal.org/User_Changes_2.6.2 also lists changes in fpc.

This Pascal crosscompiler produces powerpc executables, which run natively on powerpc linux systems. Get help with: fpc -h Compile and link a Pascal file with: fpc -Tlinux -Ppowerpc FILENAME For more documentation about Free Pascal in HTML and pdf, install fpc-doc.