Re: GNAT 3.10p and GCC 2.7.2.3

[Michael Appleby <jappleby@arlington.net>]

Robert B. Love wrote:
> 
> I've just upgraded my Linux to RedHat 5 and seem to have lost my
> ability to compile.  I believe that my gcc got upgraded to 2.7.2.3.
> What gcc was gnat-3.10p built with?  Is there a compatibility problem
> with it and the newer gcc?
> 
> All assistance appreciated.
> 
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Let me add to this thought, ...

Overloading of basic arithmetic operators (+,-,>,<,mod,rem ...) which
worked in GNAT Ada 3.07 and 3.09 doesn't work in 3.10.  The compiler
complained that it couldn't resolve ambiguous references for these
operators between our file and 'System' even though the low level math
operations were fully resolved within the boundaries of the file being
compiled.  Unfortunately, we have to overload the operators because of
the peculiarities of the target machine (custom-built, embedded
application).  It's also a shame because v3.10's development environment
looks really slick.

Otherwise, well done GNAT.

-=Michael Appleby=-