Re: Rational vs SunAda

[James Squire <jsquire@mdc.com>]

Dennison wrote:

> I believe the piece of the puzzle that you are missing is that Rational BOUGHT
> Verdix a few years ago. Thus Rational now sells VADS, Apex (and on some
> platforms, Meridian) Ada compilers.

No, I have that piece and I assumed everyone else did too.

> Sun, rather than make their own Ada compiler (like DEC with DECAda), sells a
> VADS compiler repackaged as "SunAda".

I believe I already said that.

> > "The last time I gave an interview, they told me to just relax and say
> > what
> >  I really felt. Ten minutes after the broadcast, I got transferred to an
> >  outpost so far off the starmap, you couldn't find it with a hunting dog
> >  and a Ouiji board."
> 
> "Zog."

And your reply to my posting is just as articulate as this reply by the 
"First Ones" ;-)

My point was that the person from Rational was implying that Rational Ada 
(which is part of APEX) = VADS, and I was contesting that.  Does that 
make it more clear?

On the other hand I may be the one that is confused, I don't know.  You 
see, to me Rational Ada is the one in APEX, and VADS is a separate 
development environment apart from APEX and I still assume that it is a 
different compiler.  However, I'm beginning to think that when the 
original poster asked about Rational Ada, he may have meant VADS.  If so, 
then maybe I should just mind my own business ;-)
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