* New Version of AVLAda9x @ 1994-10-27 15:23 Ricardo V. Lopes 1994-10-28 13:00 ` Alan & 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Ricardo V. Lopes @ 1994-10-27 15:23 UTC (permalink / raw) I am pleased to inform that the new version of AVLAda9x is available by anonymous ftp at ajpo.sei.cmu.edu (public/dev-tool/compiler). Since I have received many requests, Version 1.91 of AVLAda9X is being released with a development environment with the following features: -multi-text full screen editor -syntax templates -help on the environment and on the Ada Reference Manual 5.0 Have fun! Arthur Vargas Lopes Rua Inhandui 303, Ap204 90820-170 Porto Alegre - RS Brazil e-mail: 34U3IQN@CMUVM.BITNET ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: New Version of AVLAda9x 1994-10-27 15:23 New Version of AVLAda9x Ricardo V. Lopes @ 1994-10-28 13:00 ` Alan & 1994-11-01 4:48 ` Michael Feldman 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Alan & @ 1994-10-28 13:00 UTC (permalink / raw) >>>>> On Thu, 27 Oct 1994 11:23:13 EDT, Ricardo V. Lopes <34U3IQN@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> said: >> I am pleased to inform that the new version of AVLAda9x is available >> by anonymous ftp at ajpo.sei.cmu.edu (public/dev-tool/compiler). >> Since I have received many requests, Version 1.91 of AVLAda9X is being >> released with a development environment with the following features: >> -multi-text full screen editor >> -syntax templates >> -help on the environment and on the Ada Reference Manual 5.0 Pardon the dumb question, but what exactly is "AVLAda9x"? How does it compare to GNAT 9x? Alan ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: New Version of AVLAda9x 1994-10-28 13:00 ` Alan & @ 1994-11-01 4:48 ` Michael Feldman 1994-11-04 14:52 ` James Hopper 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Michael Feldman @ 1994-11-01 4:48 UTC (permalink / raw) In article <KAPLAN.94Oct28090040@itchy.cs.umass.edu>, Alan & <kaplan@cs.umass.edu> wrote: > >Pardon the dumb question, but what exactly is "AVLAda9x"? How does it >compare to GNAT 9x? > The "AVL" stands for Arthur Vargas Lopes. Arthur got his doctorate at GW in 1992, under my supervision. He is the author of much of the original SmallAda/DOS, and of the editor and help engine in GW-Ada/Ed-DOS. AVLAda9x is a project he has developed on his own since he returned to Brazil. It is a fast compiler for a subset of Ada 9X, generating SmallAda-ish P-code which is then interpreted. The subset is growing; as was the case with SmallAda, Arthur concentrated on concurrency issues before encapsulation and modularity. His system has passed a number (I do not know how many) of the ACVC-9X-basic tests, and he has successfully compiled most of the examples from my intoductory Ada textbook (Feldman/Koffman). The editor/environment in this system is very similar to SmallAda and GW-Ada/Ed-DOS. When Arthur sent this stuff up to me, I encouraged him to put it on the net to get feedback and exposure. It is a long way from full Ada 9X, but its subset is growing every day. Arthur intends this as an educational system, with which neophytes can get started with _very_ low investment - like SmallAda, it will run on a 286 (even Ada/Ed requires a 386/486). GNAT, on the other hand, is much more than an educational project; it is a real compiler that uses the gcc back end to produce real executables. There's not much to compare - we are talking about an apple and an orange here. My only connection to Arthur's nice little system is that Arthur was my student and we developed a couple of other neat things (SmallAda, GW-Ada/Ed) together. He feels kind of isolated in Brazil, and would love to get feedback from y'all by e-mail. Give it a try. Mike Feldman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael B. Feldman - chair, SIGAda Education Working Group Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The George Washington University - Washington, DC 20052 USA 202-994-5919 (voice) - 202-994-0227 (fax) - mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Internet) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ada on the World-Wide Web: http://lglwww.epfl.ch/Ada/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Non illegitimi carborundum." (Don't let the bastards grind you down.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: New Version of AVLAda9x 1994-11-01 4:48 ` Michael Feldman @ 1994-11-04 14:52 ` James Hopper 1994-11-11 22:33 ` Michael Feldman 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: James Hopper @ 1994-11-04 14:52 UTC (permalink / raw) In article <394hat$jj6@felix.seas.gwu.edu> Michael Feldman, mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu writes: >Arthur intends this as an educational system, with which neophytes >can get started with _very_ low investment - like SmallAda, it will run >on a 286 (even Ada/Ed requires a 386/486). Mike i tried it on my mac 8100 under softwindows and it compains that i don't have a 386 and exists when i try to run it. If there is a way to run it on 286 i would like to hear it! best jim ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: New Version of AVLAda9x 1994-11-04 14:52 ` James Hopper @ 1994-11-11 22:33 ` Michael Feldman 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Michael Feldman @ 1994-11-11 22:33 UTC (permalink / raw) In article <39dhsb$7dr@dayuc.dayton.saic.com>, James Hopper <hopperj@dayton.saic.com> wrote: >In article <394hat$jj6@felix.seas.gwu.edu> Michael Feldman, >mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu writes: >>Arthur intends this as an educational system, with which neophytes >>can get started with _very_ low investment - like SmallAda, it will run >>on a 286 (even Ada/Ed requires a 386/486). >Mike i tried it on my mac 8100 under softwindows and it compains that i >don't >have a 386 and exists when i try to run it. If there is a way to run it >on >286 i would like to hear it! > Sorry all. I was wrong. I checked with Arthur and indeed it requires at least a 386. Too bad... Mike Feldman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael B. Feldman - chair, SIGAda Education Working Group Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The George Washington University - Washington, DC 20052 USA 202-994-5919 (voice) - 202-994-0227 (fax) - mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Internet) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ada on the World-Wide Web: http://lglwww.epfl.ch/Ada/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Non illegitimi carborundum." (Don't let the bastards grind you down.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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