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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=FCrgen?= Pfeifer <juergen.pfeifer@gmx.net>
Subject: Re: gnat and linux/alpha
Date: 2000/01/30
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David Starner wrote:
> 
> Ada for Linux only has ix86 versions. Debian only builds GNAT for
> i386, PowerPC and Sparc, and I seem to recall a discussion in the
> bug tracking system about Alpha. You might want to find Samuel Tardieu
> (Debian maintainer for GNAT; address on at the above link) and ask him
> why Debian doesn't build for Alpha, but it looks like you're going to
> have to crosscompile it from another platform and you may have to
> fix the GNAT runtime in the process.
> 
We're still looking for people who can help us to extend the offering
of the Ada for Linux Team to more Linux architectures.

Get in contact with Sam for Debian or with me for RPM based stuff if you
have the hardware, the time and the skills to do the port.
We'll coordinate the efforts. 

Juergen

P.S.: If someone donates an Alpha machine I can do the port:-)