From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Ada Embeded System Alternatives
Date: 26 Jun 2003 16:52:14 -0500
Date: 2003-06-26T16:52:14-05:00 [thread overview]
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In-Reply-To: d222b012.0306261255.2fe6c962@posting.google.com
In article <d222b012.0306261255.2fe6c962@posting.google.com>, paulrobinson@mac.com (Paul Robinson) writes:
> I've been assigned the task to provide alternatives and solutions to
> bringing legacy Ada 83 code to a new embedded system.
>
> The new system's hardware, OS and language of choice is fixed (Mercury
> Computer SBC PPCs, MC/OS, and C). The use of C is not required,
> however, if a justifiable alternative is presented.
>
> The options I see are:
> 1) Port the code from Ada to C
> 2) Find Ada compilier for MC/OS PPCs
>
> Translating to C gives better tools and vendor support. Using Ada
> gives more robust code and eliminates translation errors.
Sofcheck (www.sofcheck.com) offers their AdaMagic compiler as a front
end that emits ANSI C code. That would let you continue to program in
Ada and use the provided C compiler as a back end.
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-06-26 20:55 Ada Embeded System Alternatives Paul Robinson
2003-06-26 21:52 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2003-06-26 22:04 ` CBFalconer
2003-06-27 8:38 ` John McCabe
2003-06-26 23:58 ` Robert I. Eachus
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