From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: GPS doesn't work in GNAT GPL
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:46:31 +0200
Date: 2012-09-18T09:46:31+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <19riicfsm2obc$.1a2854ak3sjck$.dlg@40tude.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 901ee653-b36f-4641-a935-297c4091820b@googlegroups.com
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:39:50 -0700 (PDT), Ada novice wrote:
> On Monday, September 17, 2012 8:14:26 AM UTC+1, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>
>> You loose integration with the gcc, since you will have two versions of gcc
>> installed on the box. That could cause a lot of trouble with maintenance
>> and 3-rd party libraries.
>
> GCC now on my machine is picking up the gcc in /usr/local/gnat-2012/bin/gcc and
>
[...]
> So what can go wrong having the above?
No idea. GCC is a quite complicated mess. That is why I prefer not to
experiment with its manual installations. People did that already and
packaged it for you.
> I think the GCC that is already installed on my machines does not come
> with the Ada language enabled.
GNAT is a part of GCC, no less than other front-ends.
>> You would also loose some hot bug
>> fixes.
>
> What kind of fixes? Does AdaCore not periodically fix their GNAT?
GNAT GPL comes once a year.
> I had earlier installed pure Debian in a Virtual Box but I got only a very
> small screen with a bad resolution.
You should have enabled the hardware acceleration in the machine
configuration (Machine settings -> Display -> Enable 3D Acceleration), add
video memory etc. And if you are using guest graphics then do it in the
steamless mode rather than in the windowed one. Though all this is not
Debian problems (it has lots of its own).
And know what, the above is IMO a wrong way to use the virtual machine
anyway. Are you under Windows? Install Xming (that is an X11 server for
Windows). Log into the virtual machine using SSH with X11 tunneling. Start
gnome-terminal with the server of the host machine. Run GPS and enjoy life.
--
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-09-21 1:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-09-15 5:45 GPS doesn't work in GNAT GPL Ada novice
2012-09-15 8:47 ` Brian Drummond
2012-09-15 9:53 ` Ada novice
2012-09-17 5:28 ` Ada novice
2012-09-17 6:10 ` Ludovic Brenta
2012-09-17 7:14 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-09-18 6:39 ` Ada novice
2012-09-18 7:41 ` Ludovic Brenta
2012-09-19 1:39 ` Stephen Leake
2012-09-19 7:03 ` Ada novice
2012-09-18 7:46 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2012-09-19 7:10 ` Ada novice
2012-09-19 8:21 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-09-20 21:15 ` björn lundin
2012-09-23 12:58 ` Ada novice
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