binfmtp-interpreter(1) binfmt_misc pascal handler

SYNOPSIS

binfmtp-interpreter pascal-source-file-name [command-line opions ...]

DESCRIPTION

binfmtp-interpreter compiles a pascal source file specified on the command-line using the gpc compiler, and executes the resulting file.

It is designed to be used as a handler for binfmt_misc handler, which is a system used in Linux for handling arbitrary files as executables.

The command-line options are passed on to the compiled binary.

FILE MAGIC

There is a requirement for C source files to have the magic characters {BINFMTP: at the beginning of the file.

That line also is used to specify the additional command-line options for C compiler.

ENVIRONMENT

G77
The compiler used. The default is to use g77

BINFMTCTMPDIR

Temporary directory used for binary and execution.

Falls back to $TMPDIR $TEMPDIR or /tmp

BINFMTC_DEBUG
enables debug output if set.

BINFMTC_GPC_OPTS
Additional GPC options. Use BINFMTC_DEBUG to verify the options being passed on to gpc.

The default is -O2 -Wall

AUTHOR

Junichi Uekawa ([email protected])

Upstream page is available at http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/software/