[Discussion] : OT: PL/I alternative from eCS [Was: eCS and other woes]

[Bob Wonderly]

Carl

check out <http://www.liant.us/open-pl1.html>
I've sent them an email re the price

and google PLI compiler Linux

that shows one for DOS among other possibilities
(none of which seemed particularly helpful to me)

Will this WINE approach you suggest produce code that runs on Linux?
But I can IPL XP Pro to run the IBM personal PLI (which I no longer 
have) but am presuming (without verifying it) that would only produce 
M$Win code.

Bob

Carl Gehr wrote:
> Bob, 
> I have a non-negotiable requirement for PL/I!  When I was discussing
> alternatives to eCS with some friends, one person suggested looking at
> WINE on Linux to run the PL/I compiler.  Since the compiler is not
> particularly new, it was suggested that it should have no problem under
> WINE.
> 
> If you do try this and it works, PLEASE let me know.  I will not have
> an opportunity to check it out myself for a while, but this could be a
> big help to me if I cannot get the NetLabs people to step up and
> support the Ethernet/WiFi/Sound devices on two brand new TPads [T60s].
> 
> Carl