Re: AdaZ

[fisher@edwards-vax.af.mil]

In article <19910502173346.1.STEVE@CYCLOPS.it.drea.dnd.ca>, Steve@BALROG.IT.DREA.DND.CA (Steve Lawrence) writes:
> I am unable to compile any ADA source file using Meridian's ACE software
> that comes with the ADA Z package for the PC.  I always receive an
> invalid function number error message.  I can't even compile their test
> program.  The command line version of their compiler seems to work fine.
> 
Check the following:

	- Your path
	- your config.sys to allow sufficient space for your environment vars
	- your acedir environment variable.
	- you have created your library

I received Ada-Z last month and haven't had much time to work with it, but was
able to compile the examples and use the ACE.  I am using a 4.77 mhz PC-XT with
640K and CGA, and I doubt you can get a system much more "minimum" than that. 
The compiler and ACE work great in my opinion (I'm just a little spoiled
because of the extra template definitions in the VAX Ada LSE template...nice to
get header documentation in at the expansion of a token!)

The product (in my opinion) is a great deal if what you want is an Ada compiler
for your PC at home.  The prices are good (even since they dropped off the
discount), the product is validated, and most importantly doesn't appear to be
too buggy (yes you can have validated compilers that are buggy, especially with
related utilities etc.).

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