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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,79f5c8d5de610eef X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-09-26 10:12:17 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!MathWorks.Com!mvb.saic.com!dayuc.dayton.saic.com!hopper.dayton.saic.com!hopperj From: James Hopper Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Verdix VADS ADA or GNU ADA on an SGI... Date: 26 Sep 1994 17:11:00 GMT Organization: SAIC Distribution: world Message-ID: <366vb4$gbr@dayuc.dayton.saic.com> References: <1994Sep22.143838.388@mksol.dseg.ti.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: hopper.dayton.saic.com X-Newsreader: Nuntius Version 1.3d8 X-XXMessage-ID: X-XXDate: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 13:14:22 GMT Date: 1994-09-26T17:11:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <1994Sep22.143838.388@mksol.dseg.ti.com> martin connor, connor@mksol.dseg.ti.com writes: >We are in the process of selecting an ADA compiler for an SGI workstation. >The engineers want VERIX VADS, the accountants want GNU ADA (based on cost). >Has anyone used either of these on an SGI workstation? Does GNU ADA have >tools, or support? In the long run would the VERDIX ADA be a better choice? > Martin, I havent managed to get gnat to run on our sgi as we have had diskspace problems, but i use the sgi mp ada a lot. there are a lot of bindings to sgi libraries like gl, react ect that have to be added to a compiler to make it useful on the sgi. you might want to find out if such bindings exist for gnat. Its not impossible to write your own i have done this for some sgi libraries not currently supported by mp ada such as asynch io, its just time consuming. best jim