Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

[Jeffrey R. Carter]

Chris Lusardi wrote:
> Hello, my question is asked on the subject line.

Have you tried adapower.com and adaworld.com?

-- 
Jeff Carter
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of
thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
Blazing Saddles
89

Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

[Steve]

"Chris Lusardi" <clusardi2k@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:1153937625.891281.39820@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> Hello, my question is asked on the subject line.
>
> Thank you,
> Christopher Lusardi
>

Can you be more specific about what non-standard library packages?

Steve
(The Duck) 

Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

[Marius Amado-Alves]

> In general terms, I was wondering if there is a way to determine after
> I log onto a brand new VAX system what non-standard libraries are
> available?

Yes, I also feel that computers by now should be able to answer  
questions like that :-)

On Mac and some others the approximations are Spotlight and Google  
Desktop (?) but on the VAX I dont know.

Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

[Adam Beneschan]

Chris L wrote:
> Steve wrote:
> > Can you be more specific about what non-standard library packages?
>
> In general terms, I was wondering if there is a way to determine after
> I log onto a brand new VAX system what non-standard libraries are
> available?

I sympathize.  I'm working with a brand new IBM 360 and I'm having the
same problem.

                        -- Adam

Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

[Ludovic Brenta]

Marius Amado-Alves <marius@amado-alves.info> writes:

>> In general terms, I was wondering if there is a way to determine after
>> I log onto a brand new VAX system what non-standard libraries are
>> available?
>
> Yes, I also feel that computers by now should be able to answer
> questions like that :-)
>
> On Mac and some others the approximations are Spotlight and Google
> Desktop (?) but on the VAX I dont know.

Debian has that, it is called:

sarge $ apt-cache rdepends libgnat-3.15p-1
etch $ apt-cache rdepends libgnat-4.1

or, use aptitude, synaptic or any other package browsing tool.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.

Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

[Stuart]

"Chris L" <clusardi2k@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:1154018482.334890.316930@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Steve wrote:
>> Can you be more specific about what non-standard library packages?
>
> In general terms, I was wondering if there is a way to determine after
> I log onto a brand new VAX system what non-standard libraries are
> available?

If you mean pre-defined libraries pre-built into the Ada library I would 
try:
   $ ACS DIRECTORY *

Outside the ACS I would also have a poke around SYS$LIBRARY:

  $ DIRECTORY SYS$LIBRARY:*.ADA, SYS$LIBRARY:*ADA*

You may find an Ada directory (ADALIB)!

Quite often for the VAX you may be looking for a suitable STARLET library!

Looking in the SYS$HELP and SYS$EXAMPLES directories may also turn up useful 
information.
  $ DIRECTORY SYS$HELP:*ADA*
  $ DIRECTORY SYS$EXAMPLES:*ADA*

You could also poke around in the logical name tables

  $ SHOW LOGICAL ADA$*

(or SHOW LOGICAL *ADA* if you are feeling inquisitive).

Regards
-- 
Stuart 

Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

[Martin Krischik]

Chris L wrote:

> 
> Steve wrote:
>> Can you be more specific about what non-standard library packages?
> 
> In general terms, I was wondering if there is a way to determine after
> I log onto a brand new VAX system what non-standard libraries are
> available?

Well, "brand new" and "VAX" seem (almost) incompatible as VAX are not sold
any more.

Martin

-- 
mailto://krischik@users.sourceforge.net
Ada programming at: http://ada.krischik.com

Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

[Martin Krischik]

Stuart wrote:

> "Chris L" <clusardi2k@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1154018482.334890.316930@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> Steve wrote:
>>> Can you be more specific about what non-standard library packages?
>>
>> In general terms, I was wondering if there is a way to determine after
>> I log onto a brand new VAX system what non-standard libraries are
>> available?
> 
> If you mean pre-defined libraries pre-built into the Ada library I would
> try:
>    $ ACS DIRECTORY *
> 
> Outside the ACS I would also have a poke around SYS$LIBRARY:
> 
>   $ DIRECTORY SYS$LIBRARY:*.ADA, SYS$LIBRARY:*ADA*
> 
> You may find an Ada directory (ADALIB)!
> 
> Quite often for the VAX you may be looking for a suitable STARLET library!
> 
> Looking in the SYS$HELP and SYS$EXAMPLES directories may also turn up
> useful information.
>   $ DIRECTORY SYS$HELP:*ADA*
>   $ DIRECTORY SYS$EXAMPLES:*ADA*
> 
> You could also poke around in the logical name tables
> 
>   $ SHOW LOGICAL ADA$*
> 
> (or SHOW LOGICAL *ADA* if you are feeling inquisitive).

Provided the OP really uses a legacy VAX and Dec Ada. For more modern
OpenVMS systems GNAT is also available.

Martin
-- 
mailto://krischik@users.sourceforge.net
Ada programming at: http://ada.krischik.com

Re: How do I acquire information about non-standard library Ada packages

[Bob Spooner]

"Martin Krischik" <krischik@users.sourceforge.net> wrote in message 
news:1287855.BXoo5v8As0@linux1.krischik.com...
> Stuart wrote:
>
>> "Chris L" <clusardi2k@aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:1154018482.334890.316930@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>> Steve wrote:
>>>> Can you be more specific about what non-standard library packages?
>>>
>>> In general terms, I was wondering if there is a way to determine after
>>> I log onto a brand new VAX system what non-standard libraries are
>>> available?
>>
>> If you mean pre-defined libraries pre-built into the Ada library I would
>> try:
>>    $ ACS DIRECTORY *
>>
>> Outside the ACS I would also have a poke around SYS$LIBRARY:
>>
>>   $ DIRECTORY SYS$LIBRARY:*.ADA, SYS$LIBRARY:*ADA*
>>
>> You may find an Ada directory (ADALIB)!
>>
>> Quite often for the VAX you may be looking for a suitable STARLET 
>> library!
>>
>> Looking in the SYS$HELP and SYS$EXAMPLES directories may also turn up
>> useful information.
>>   $ DIRECTORY SYS$HELP:*ADA*
>>   $ DIRECTORY SYS$EXAMPLES:*ADA*
>>
>> You could also poke around in the logical name tables
>>
>>   $ SHOW LOGICAL ADA$*
>>
>> (or SHOW LOGICAL *ADA* if you are feeling inquisitive).
>
> Provided the OP really uses a legacy VAX and Dec Ada. For more modern
> OpenVMS systems GNAT is also available.
>
> Martin
> -- 
> mailto://krischik@users.sourceforge.net
> Ada programming at: http://ada.krischik.com

A side note:

For those who are using DEC ^h^h^hCompaq^h^h^h^h^h^hHP Ada, I wouldn't count 
on it being ported to the Itanium processor once Alphas aren't available any 
longer. The debugger which worked correctly  on VAXs  has _never_ worked 
correctly for Alphas in the case of unconstrained array types and variant 
records. So if you say:

type Index is range (0..10);

type Block is array (Index range <>) of integer;

type My_Data (Count : Index := 0) is record
   Data : Block (1..Count);
end record;

the debugger will only know how to find the first value, and data stored 
after an instance of My_Data will not be accessed correctly either.

Given how long the Alpha has been around without this having been fixed, in 
my opinion the writing is on the wall. If you have to use Ada 83 rather than 
a newer version, it's time to plan accordingly.

Bob