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From: Ken Garlington <garlingtonke@lfwc.lockheed.com>
Subject: Re: Building an Ada compiler
Date: 1996/07/01
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ErkoDJK wrote:
> 
> Some friends and I have a crazy idea.  We want to build an Ada 95 compiler
> targeted for the Macintosh computer (without requiring Unix, like
> GNAT/GCC).

Beware! As I now understand it, the Machten shell just does the things that
MPW does for Meridian - provides a command-line interface for issuing compiler
commands. The output of the compiler runs on MacOS. Machten isn't used like A/UX,
to completely replace MacOS as the operating environment.

So, if you're saying that you have a better alternative than Machten to do the
MPW task, knock your self out. Otherwise, as I understand it, there's no need
to go build another MPW-type shell.

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