Re: Current state of Ada 9X compilers...?

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In article <27f4gs$m9k@cmcl2.NYU.EDU> kenner@lab.ultra.nyu.edu (Richard  
Kenner) writes:
> 
> Let me address a number of your questions.  First of all, GNAT is
> certainly not an "academic exercise".  I don't know what an
> "industrial strength" compiler would necessarily mean, but our goal is
> to make it at least as reliable as GNU C.  Even in its present very
> preliminary state, it is being used for a significant "real" project:
> itself!  Most of the GNAT developers no longer use any Ada compiler
> other than GNAT.
> 
  [ a lot of good news deleted ]

This is the best news I read for quite a long time in this group. I
think GNAT may be the means to stop all these useless language wars.

We are just in the process of making a decision on whether we can
use Ada for a project or not. If a stable version of GNAT would be
available in the near future that would help me a lot in our discussions.

My question is: When will GNAT be available in a stable version and
when will I be able to install it on a SiliconGraphics ? We have
GCC 2.4.5 and an Ada compiler running and I might also have access to
a SUN if cross compilation should be necessary. But I am not a GCC
expert. So, I would need a detailed description of what to do.

Thanks

Michael

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