Re: Ada Reference Manual in texinfo format?

["Ludovic Brenta" <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>]

On Feb 5, 1:54 pm, Stephen Leake wrote:
> Randy's source, for both the RM itself, and the Ada code that
> processes, is available at the above website. The RM source is in a
> zip file, the Ada via a CVS web interface.

Actually the source files are also on http://www.ada-auth.org/cgi-bin/
cvsweb.cgi/

Randy, is there any chance you'd make a CVS pserver available, to
complement the web interface?

> The Ada code currently does
> not include support for info output. The Ada code has changed
> significantly since the Ada95 manual was released, and Randy (rightly)
> did not keep the info producing files current.
>
> I'm updating the two Ada files to produce Texinfo output, which is
> then further processed by makeinfo to produce the final info file.
> I'll post the resulting info file on my website, and I assume Randy
> will also post it on AdaIC, as he did for Ada95.

Did he? I don't see these files. Maybe I've overlooked them.

> I'll also post the Ada files that produce the Texinfo. But they are
> not there at the moment.

Fair enough.

> If you are offering to help in this work, we could use email, or I
> could post intermediate versions.

It would be better if Randy granted you write access to the CVS
repository. Randy, what do you think?

> Mostly I will need help in reading the final info result, to make sure
> I haven't gotten something badly wrong.

OK, I'll help with that. Also, if Randy allows, it would be nice to
put the final texinfo and info files in the CVS server, too.

--
Ludovic Brenta.