From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,e151cd4e58019c6c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-05 00:02:07 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!dispose.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!pipehawk.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: john.mccabe@emrad.ns.com (John McCabe) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Newbie: Best Ada Compiler for MS Windows ? Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 08:02:43 GMT Organization: Emrad Ltd Message-ID: <3cad5957.611369@news.demon.co.uk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: pipehawk.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: pipehawk.demon.co.uk:158.152.226.81 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1017993687 nnrp-08:5536 NO-IDENT pipehawk.demon.co.uk:158.152.226.81 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:22138 Date: 2002-04-05T08:02:43+00:00 List-Id: On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:10:41 +0200, "D De Villiers" wrote: >I'm a Ada newbie ! :) Nice :-) >What's the best FREE Ada compiler avialable for MS Windows ? It must have a >powerful IDE (with code insight, RAD dev. etc), detail on-line >help/documentation, samples etc. You're unlikely to get all of that with a *free* Ada compiler. GNAT/AdaGIDE is all 'free' and AdaGIDE isn't a bad IDE, not quite in the same leagues as ObjectAda's though. ObjectAda *was* available in a free version but had significant restrictions. Perhaps someone could update you on whether that version is still available. >I will use Ada mostly as a hobby and for writting Win32 console >application... As I already use Delphi for professional work. As a matter of interest - given your requirement for 'free' software, what other 'free' software do you use that has the facilities you mentioned above?