Re: Porting GNAT to Debian Hurd

["Marc A. Criley" <mcqada@earthlink.net>]

Charles Hixson wrote:
> 
> 
> Speaking of abstract machines, does JGnat code require more than
> the JVM?  Perhaps the bootstrapping could be done via JGnat.
> Does the Hurd have a JVM?  Can Gnat be compiled into JVM code?
> (I think that C code would be a better choice, but JGnat already
> exists.  If it can compile everything into Java class files,
> then maybe the problem of getting started is partially solved.)

Having been working regularly with JGNAT 1.1p over the last few
months...

JGNAT code requires only that the jgnat.jar library be in the
CLASSPATH.  No different than utilizing any other Java library.

JGNAT 1.1p has some limitations and bugs, so in my opinion it's not
quite ready for general production use.  Based on the problems I've
encountered I would doubt that it could compile the GNAT sources.  (This
is not to say that JGNAT is just a toy, I've used it in some serious
work, and it works just fine--you just gotta work around the quirks.)

Marc A. Criley
Senior Staff Engineer
Quadrus Corporation
www.quadruscorp.com