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@@ -1399,6 +1399,8 @@ Pascal language.
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Here we give a list of things which are defined/allowed in Turbo Pascal, but
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which are not supported by \fpc. Where possible, we indicate the reason.
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\begin{enumerate}
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+\item Duplicate case labels are not allowed. This is a bug in Turbo Pascal
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+and will not be changed.
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\item Parameter lists of previously defined functions and procedures must
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match exactly. The reason for this is the function overloading mechanism of
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\fpc. (however, the \var{-So} switch solves this. \seeo{So})
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@@ -1421,7 +1423,8 @@ determined. The rest of the expression will be ignored.
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\item By default the compiler uses \var{AT\&T} assembler syntax.
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This is mainly because \fpc uses \gnu \var{as}. However other assembler
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forms are available, \progref.
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-\item Turbo Vision is not available.
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+\item Turbo Vision is not completely available. There is FreeVision, but the
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+degree of compatibility with Turbo Vision is unclear at this time.
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\item The 'overlay' unit is not available. It also isn't necessary, since
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\fpc is a 32 bit compiler, so program size shouldn't be a point.
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\item There are more reserved words. (see appendix \ref{ch:reserved} for a
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michael