Re: Which Linux is best on lab top

[george@gentoo.org]

Alex R. Mosteo wrote:
> If I'm not mistaken, Debian is the only distro with a dedicated Ada
> maintainer (thanks Ludovic).

Well, you are, Gentoo is the other one. The main difference from
Debian is the ability to install multiple Ada compilers in parallel
(AdaCores's, FSF's and various "SLOTs" (that is, based on different
major backend versions) thereof) and select the active one "on the
fly" (similarly to what we have for gcc). The selection of packages
differs somewhat, although it is mostly the same common stuff:
http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=dev-ada

Of course then there is also an issue of how much control over the
installation is desired. That is to say, one should be aware of other
Gentoo distinctions if there is any thought of selecting that
distribution.

George