Free Ada Compiler

Free Ada Compiler

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Does anyone know of a free (public-domain or GNU-type) Ada compiler?
I'd like to begin learning Ada, but would rather spend money on rent and food.
Thanks.

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            Neil W. Van Dyke, neil@cadreor, ogicse!cadreor!neil, (503) 690-1586
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Re: Free Ada Compiler

[William Warner]

In article <1991Sep1.213902.795@cadreor.uucp> neil@cadreor.uucp (Neil Van Dyke)
 writes:
>Does anyone know of a free (public-domain or GNU-type) Ada compiler?
>I'd like to begin learning Ada, but would rather spend money on rent and food.
>Thanks.
>
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>            Neil W. Van Dyke, neil@cadreor, ogicse!cadreor!neil, (503) 690-158
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>                                             The opinions expressed are my own
.


I'm looking for the same thing! I'm not waiting for GNU to release such
a thing though.

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Re: Free ADA compiler

[arra]

>> Someone is working on a free ADA compiler to plug into gnu C.

Very interesting!
Who, where, when, how's it going, etc?

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Free ADA compiler

[leisner.wbst139]

Someone is working on a free ADA compiler to plug into gnu C.

The quality of the GNU stuff cannot be beat!!

I happen to agree with the GNU philosophy -- software should be as free as air.

Vendors don't serve a useful role in society -- they just take your money and
don't fix bugs.

Do people really like ADA or they use it because they have to?

ADA seems to have a lot in common with PL/1.  I program in C and have no
problems.

marty
(Knowledge is useful in the Information Age)
(Software is mindstuff.  It is the hardest activity created by man)
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Free ADA compiler

[leisner.wbst139]

Someone is working on a free ADA compiler to plug into gnu C.

The quality of the GNU stuff cannot be beat!!

I happen to agree with the GNU philosophy -- software should be as free as air.

Vendors don't serve a useful role in society -- they just take your money and
don't fix bugs.

Do people really like ADA or they use it because they have to?

ADA seems to have a lot in common with PL/1.  I program in C and have no
problems.

marty
(Knowledge is useful in the Information Age)
(Software is mindstuff.  It is the hardest activity created by man)
ARPA:	leisner.wbst139@xerox.com
NS:  leisner:wbst139:xerox
UUCP:	hplabs!arisia!leisner

Re: Free ADA compiler

[Jim Showalter]

>ADA seems to have a lot in common with PL/1.  I program in C and have no
>problems.

Quantify, please. What is the complexity measure of the programs you
work on? Specifically, provide the following:

a) SLOC
b) Number of developers
c) Number of configurations (targets, options, etc)
d) Number of subcontractors/sites
e) Number of threads of control
f) Number of estimated years for project
g) Estimated cost
h) Number of development environments/languages
i) Number of paradigms (e.g. real-time embedded, data base, GUI, etc)
j) Documentation/design standards required to adhere to (e.g. 2167A, etc)

Only when these sorts of things are taken into account does the statement
that you "have no problems" programming in C acquire enough semantic
content to be useful.

Until then, you could be hacking out 2k programs on a PC, in which case
C might actually be up to the job.

P.S. Does "no problems" include no problems with pointers walking off
     into hyperspace, functions returning the wrong type of result,
     functions getting called with the wrong type/number of arguments,
     inability to read the code two weeks later, or any of a number of
     other problems commonly encountered by C folks?
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free ADA compiler

[leisner.wbst139]

Is there a good, free ADA compiler floating around?

I've used gcc on suns and am very impressed.

There's good descriptions for most machines in gcc that run Unix.

I don't know what technical problems have to be solved to host an ADA compiler
onto a Unix host with FSF machine descriptions.  Is anyone working on these
issues?

Also certification is another issue.

marty
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believe in people moving)
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free ADA compiler

[leisner.wbst139]

Is there a good, free ADA compiler floating around?

I've used gcc on suns and am very impressed.

There's good descriptions for most machines in gcc that run Unix.

I don't know what technical problems have to be solved to host an ADA compiler
onto a Unix host with FSF machine descriptions.  Is anyone working on these
issues?

Also certification is another issue.

marty
(I'm really in Henrietta, not Webster, but the Xerox mail system doesn't
believe in people moving)
ARPA:	leisner.wbst139@xerox.com
NS:  leisner:wbst139:xerox
UUCP:	hplabs!arisia!leisner

Re: free ADA compilerREFRESH

[waltrip]

In article <"22-Dec-90.12:54:14.EST".*.Martin_A_Leisner.wbst139@Xerox.com>, leisner.wbst139@XEROX.COM writes:
> 
> Is there a good, free ADA compiler floating around?
> 
> I've used gcc on suns and am very impressed.
> 
	[...material deleted from original posting...]

	I suppose one way the government might promote the use of Ada would
	be by sponsoring the development of a free, easily-ported compiler
	similar to gcc (which also happens to set a quality standard for C
	compilers).  Other languages have free compilers/translators/inter- 
	preters available (including a Modula-3 to C translator which looks
	mighty interesting).  Ada has sufficient merit to hold its own in
	the battle for the hearts and minds of programmers if they can just
	afford it.  The government has provided some stimulus by providing a
	market for Ada-based software.  Given the probable outlook for DoD
	funding, however, this is a stimulus whose future would have to be
	considered uncertain at best.  A free compiler might be worth 
	considering.

c.f.waltrip

DDN:  waltrip@capsrv.jhuapl.edu

Opinions expressed are my own.

Re: free ADA compiler

[madmats]

In article <1991Jan6.135259.1@capd.jhuapl.edu>, waltrip@capd.jhuapl.edu writes:
>       A free compiler might be worth 
> 	considering.
> 
I can only say that I fully agree, especially if an aproach like 
the one taken for gcc is followed.

Mats