Re: Embedded Ada Development Tools

[Jeffrey Carter <jrcarter@acm.org>]

Marin David Condic wrote:
> 
> True, but its a lousy answer to someone with some small embedded target.
> "Let me get this straight: I've got to buy *two* compilers and figure out
> procedures to integrate all that stuff into a development environment? Why
> don't I just get my little two-month, 5000 line job done with the C compiler
> that came with my embedded board and just be done with it?"

Since your board came with a C compiler, you don't have to buy 2
compilers. You only have to buy the Ada-to-C translator once, after
which it will work with many such boards.

I agree that this approach is not going to win any converts to Ada. But
to those who have to develop on such systems, and who would rather use
Ada, it may be an attractive alternative. I may recall incorrectly (is
that even possible? :), but I think that was the OP's position.

-- 
Jeff Carter
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