* poerMac version of Ada where
@ 1994-12-02 17:08 Yan Li
1994-12-04 22:52 ` Michael Feldman
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From: Yan Li @ 1994-12-02 17:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
Few days ago, I saw a message from this group that there will
be a PowerMac native mode Ada availible soon. Is this still true?
Where can I get it?
Thanks.
Yan Li
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* Re: poerMac version of Ada where
1994-12-02 17:08 poerMac version of Ada where Yan Li
@ 1994-12-04 22:52 ` Michael Feldman
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From: Michael Feldman @ 1994-12-04 22:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <D070yo.9C2@serval.net.wsu.edu>,
Yan Li <yanli@syn262.chem.wsu.edu> wrote:
>
>Few days ago, I saw a message from this group that there will
>be a PowerMac native mode Ada availible soon. Is this still true?
>Where can I get it?
>
I think what you saw was a message from me indicating that we are
nearly ready to release a re-compiled version of GW-Ada/Ed-Mac that
will run in native mode on a PowerMac. The code it generates is still
the same hypothetical code, which is executed by a simulator.
Both compilation and execution are quite a bit faster; even the
680x0 code is speeded up by a factor of 4-5. But the speedup is
really the only change worth mentioning. No change in functionality.
I think our release is about a week away. Expect to see 4 versions:
- "fat" binary containing PowerMac and 680x0 (x >= 2) code;
- separate binaries for PowerMac, 68000, and 680x0 (we are producing
these to fit each of the archives on a single diskette for use as
conference souvenirs, easy student distribution, etc.)
The 68000 version is very slow; it was built because there were some
requests for it from Mac SE owners who understand that it won't perform
very well. A lot of students still own old machines!
To come back to your query:
Alas - there is no Ada compiler that generates PowerMac native
code, and, as far as I know, no commercial effort to produce one.
Of course, there may be stuff going on in the vendors' "skunk works"
that I don't know about. :-)
Mike Feldman
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