Re: Modula-2 to Ada translator??

[wlawton@aol.com (WLawton)]

In article <3c0cnu$rdu@gopher.sdsc.edu>, tep@galt.sdsc.edu (Tom Perrine)
writes:

>Does anyone know of any Modula-2 to Ada source translators?
>
>I have 30,000+ lines of an experimental operating system that
>I'd like to start working on again, but I want to use Ada, instead of the
>Modula-2 that it is currently written in.

The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), a Dept of Energy Lab has
a basic capability for modula-2 to Ada-83.  The tool is "research grade"
quality, but may provide a starting point for what you need.  This is the
same group of people who brought you AdaSAGE.  Give them a ring at (208)
526-0656.  This is an answer desk hotline in the section that wrote the
tool.

If you are looking for commercial quality, I wish you the best of luck. 
If you just need something to perform 80% of the grunt code translation, I
think this might meet your needs.  I know of two systems comprising about
250,000 lines of code that were originally developed inModula-2 then
translated and cleaned up inAda 83 after Alsys 1.0 for the PC came out
back in 1987.(plus or minus)

Hope this helps

Wayne R. Lawton
Lawton Software, Inc.