Re: XPL Language

Dave Bodenstab <imdave@mcs.net>
1 Jul 2000 11:12:05 -0400

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From: Dave Bodenstab <imdave@mcs.net>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 1 Jul 2000 11:12:05 -0400
Organization: Dave's Home Machine
References: 00-06-118
Keywords: history, PL/I

Peter Flass wrote:
> A web site has been established for material related to the XPL
> programming language at:
> http://www.geocities.com/xpl_lang
>
>
> In particular, a FreeBSD port to Intel architecture was apparently done,
> but the sources seem to be no longer available.


I did the FreeBSD port... but haven't kept up with the FreeBSD
ports... ;-(


I have put my latest distribution file at:


        ftp://ftp.mcs.net/mcsnet.users/imdave/xpl486-4.2.tar.gz


It would be nice if the language reference chapter could be included
since the book is so old. It would make it a lot easier for someone
to experiment with XPL. I wonder if it would be possible to get
permission to do that. Back in 1996 I did get some email from Bill
McKeeman (mckeeman@zko.dec.com). perhaps as the author of the book he
could make the language reference available online.


Dave Bodenstab


PS. I probably have the entire original distribution from SHARE on a
9-track tape in my basemant, but I've got no means to access it (even
if the tapes are still readable.)

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