Re: Ada on Linux

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

Paul writes:
[success]
> I guess my main problem throughout this exercise is a lack of understanding
> of how the Linux environment works.  I'm still looking for a simple primer
> on the topic.  As an example it took me a while to figure out how to use
> ldconfig properly.

You don't normally have to run ldconfig. I think you wandered too far.
As far as
Ada is concerned, I think the Debian Policy for Ada is the closest
thing to a primer
you can get. Of course, you need to complement that with the
documentation for GNAT
(http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.1.2/gnat_ugn_unw/).

For a general introduction to Linux and Unix-like systems in general,
I don't have
a specific recommendation because I learned in 1994 and whatever
documents I
read then are probably obsolete now :) Anyone else?

> I'd like to close off this thread as I have achieved my original aim.
> Thanks again for your help.

You're welcome. Don't hesitate to open a new thread if you have any
more problems.

--
Ludovic Brenta.