CompuServe Messages

Steve– Yes, I am talking about Benchmark. (Just heard of a THIRD modula-2-this one from Switzerland.) There is a whole chapter on EMACS in the docs, and a long list of commands. Nonetheless, it is a very complicated editor. Also, there are small things like the fact that the docs refer to a file called .mg (a sort of startup) and Leon has since changed the name. In short, there may well be all the information you need, but you have to dig and do some trial and error. As for the linker and compiler, someone who has never used a compiled language is going to be feeling rather lost. Actually, I discoverd a section in Rob Peck's book that is helpful–it is about the C linker but I could make translations. Still and all, a clearly written overview of exactly what the steps are from source to final program would be useful, I think. The docs promise tutorials about the compiler and linker in a later release. As you say, these are not talked about in general books, which is precisely why I am eager for specifics about the implementation I am using.. // Jim