From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,f8acad549298f397 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news3.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net.POSTED!4e740e1a!not-for-mail From: "Robert Klungle" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: ada 2005 from libre X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Message-ID: <2mdGg.8895$Qf.2916@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:34:22 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 76.0.207.24 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net 1156145662 76.0.207.24 (Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:34:22 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:34:22 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:6287 Date: 2006-08-21T07:34:22+00:00 List-Id: Actually, I did select windows from the drop-down list, everytime (made sure). Also, the sourceforge path to 7zip fails. Did Sourceforge search and it doesn't show anywhere. I did download opera. Will try it. cheers..bob "Chip and Allie Orange" wrote in message news:vrCdnSiRDppKinTZnZ2dnUVZ_v6dnZ2d@comcast.com... > > "Stephen Leake" wrote in message > news:uhd07jiky.fsf@stephe-leake.org... >> "Robert Klungle" writes: >> >>> Has anyone successfully downloaded and installed the new (relatively) >>> ada-gpl-2006.. from libre2.adacore? The surrounding verbage says the >>> file >>> should be (for Windows) an exe file. When the download starts, the file >>> is >>> labeled as a bin. >> >> I downloaded gnat-gpl-2006-1-pentium-mingw32msv-bin.exe on June 17. >> That's the file name currently displayed by the download page at >> https://libre2.adacore.com/ when x86-windows is selected. >> > > I think you've just pointed out the problem; I don't think the OP has > selected Windows (it's not the default OS), and you end up with something > other than a .exe when you fail to choose Windows with the OS dropdown > list control. > > hth, > > Chip > > >