Re: A bug in gnat/gcc 3.3.3?

[Martin Krischik <martin@krischik.com>]

Adrian Hoe wrote:

> Martin Krischik wrote:
> 
>> Adrian Hoe wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>Hi and Happy New Year everyone :-),
>>>
>>>I tried to compile the dgate.adb in GtkAda-2.2.1 with gnat/gcc 3.3.3
>>>under SuSE Linux 9.1 Pro and I got an error:
>> 
>> 
>> To cut it short: 3.3.x is to buggy to work with. The only thing 3.3.x
>> version are good for is compiling a newer version from the cvs archive.
>> 
>> Maybe you want to read:
>> 
>> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:Ada:Installing
>> 
>> With Regards
>> 
>> Martin
> 
> 
> Is 3.4 less buggy then 3.3.x as suggested in your website?

Yes! 3.4 is currently the best option. 3.15 is old, 3.3 is buggy and 4.0 is
still fighting with the tree-saa extentsion.

> I agree with you that bootstrapping from source and CVS will not
> necessarily work each time. It is very tedious.

In Linux it is quite strait forward. The 3.3 which comes with most current
distribution will do nicely. Windows is indeed difficult.

> Why not prebuild packages (rpm, tar balls, pkg, etc.) and make available
> for download for a small fee (for the time and trouble the builder has
> invested)? Or, make into CDs and charge for a small fee.

For MinGW there is a nice 3.4.2. Apart from that: Yes I would love that. And
I am prepared to pay as well.

> Yes, this is contradict to the idea of free software. But getting the
> right package or right build for one's system is a tedious process.

Actualy: No! Only source is free in free software. Charging for binaries is
quite common (SuSE, Redhad, Mandrake, etc. pp.)
 
> Why not setup a non-profit org to do this? The fee collected can be
> channeled back to Ada development and as well as Ada promotion?
> Interested? Contact me at my email or website.

Shure I am. BTW: Once you have the setup for Ada it's only a tiny step to
distribute all gcc-core languages.

Martin

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