* PM bindings for OS/2 gnat?
@ 1994-12-02 7:44 Geert Bosch
1994-12-04 4:17 ` David Weller
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From: Geert Bosch @ 1994-12-02 7:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
jal@mda.ca wrote in a message to All:
jm> The subject says it all. I don't want to translate the c.
jm> I want to learn Ada, not C ;{) Is there code someplace that
jm> already does this?
I'm not aware of such code, but would be very interested to be able to do
OS/2 PM programming with Ada. Point is: I didn't manage to get a working
debugger, and although people can tell me to write bug-free code at once, or
debug by means of printed messages, with Ada's long compile-times I don't
think it's workable.
When using a debugger it's possible for example to change certain variables
to check if certain special cases work as designed.
Groetjes, Geert
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* Re: PM bindings for OS/2 gnat?
1994-12-02 7:44 PM bindings for OS/2 gnat? Geert Bosch
@ 1994-12-04 4:17 ` David Weller
1994-12-09 18:21 ` Dirk Zoller
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From: David Weller @ 1994-12-04 4:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <e5b_9412021804@dialis.xs4all.nl>,
Geert Bosch <geert@dialis.xs4all.nl> wrote:
>jal@mda.ca wrote in a message to All:
>
> jm> The subject says it all. I don't want to translate the c.
> jm> I want to learn Ada, not C ;{) Is there code someplace that
> jm> already does this?
>I'm not aware of such code, but would be very interested to be able to do
>OS/2 PM programming with Ada.
E-mail me, I have a very simple PM program written in GNAT. In any
case, there should be a release of a PM binding in less than two
weeks. It will be very rudimentary though.
Point is: I didn't manage to get a working
>debugger, and although people can tell me to write bug-free code at once, or
>debug by means of printed messages, with Ada's long compile-times I don't
>think it's workable.
>When using a debugger it's possible for example to change certain variables
>to check if certain special cases work as designed.
>
Definitely! I'm becoming convinced that us OS/2 folks should nudge
the NYU folks to move over to EMX. As it stands, they're considering
it (Robert mentioned this at Tri-Ada). I think this would be a smart
move, if only so we can get a debugger (EMX, for better or worse, is
becoming the standard gcc implementation for OS/2).
--
Proud (and vocal) member of Team Ada! (and Team OS/2) ||This is not your
Ada -- Very Cool. Doesn't Suck. || father's Ada
For all sorts of interesting Ada tidbits, run the command: ||________________
"finger dweller@starbase.neosoft.com | more" (or e-mail with "finger" as subj.)
|"Quitting C++ isn't so difficult, provided you show as much |
| persistence stopping as you did starting." dweller |
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* Re: PM bindings for OS/2 gnat?
1994-12-04 4:17 ` David Weller
@ 1994-12-09 18:21 ` Dirk Zoller
1994-12-12 4:57 ` Robert Dewar
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From: Dirk Zoller @ 1994-12-09 18:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
David Weller (dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM) wrote:
: Definitely! I'm becoming convinced that us OS/2 folks should nudge
: the NYU folks to move over to EMX.
But what is the currently used GNU-C for GNAT on OS/2? I was quite
surprised that the gnat-Package seems to contain a complete GNU-C too.
This caused problems with the PATH. Setting it in CONFIG.SYS requires a
decision if GNAT or emx is to be used.
So if there are no reasons for sticking to the presently used port, I
for one would appreciate a switch to emx.
Dirk
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duz@roxi.rz.fht-mannheim.de <Dirk Zoller>
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* PM bindings for OS/2 gnat?
@ 1994-11-29 1:32 John Lloyd
1994-11-30 12:24 ` Joseph Skinner
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From: John Lloyd @ 1994-11-29 1:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
The subject says it all. I don't want to translate the c. I want to
learn Ada, not C ;{) Is there code someplace that already does this?
John
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* Re: PM bindings for OS/2 gnat?
1994-11-29 1:32 John Lloyd
@ 1994-11-30 12:24 ` Joseph Skinner
1994-12-01 19:11 ` David Weller
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From: Joseph Skinner @ 1994-11-30 12:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <3be0c5$dne@deneb>, John Lloyd <jal@mda.ca> wrote:
>The subject says it all. I don't want to translate the c. I want to
>learn Ada, not C ;{) Is there code someplace that already does this?
I'm also interested in this.
Anyone with knowledge on this?
--
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* Re: PM bindings for OS/2 gnat?
1994-11-30 12:24 ` Joseph Skinner
@ 1994-12-01 19:11 ` David Weller
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From: David Weller @ 1994-12-01 19:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <2edc6ee8.4a534e4f4445@jsnode.equinox.gen.nz>,
Joseph Skinner <joe@jsnode.equinox.gen.nz> wrote:
>In article <3be0c5$dne@deneb>, John Lloyd <jal@mda.ca> wrote:
>>The subject says it all. I don't want to translate the c. I want to
>>learn Ada, not C ;{) Is there code someplace that already does this?
>
>I'm also interested in this.
>
>Anyone with knowledge on this?
>
Billy Yow has indicated he'll release an "alpha" binding to PM in a
couple of weeks. It's not complete, but you _can_ write PM apps with
it. I have a cute little program written entirely in GNAT that's a
demo of a few of the capabilities. If you're interested, drop me an
email note and I'll send you a uuencoded executable.
--
Proud (and vocal) member of Team Ada! (and Team OS/2) ||This is not your
Ada -- Very Cool. Doesn't Suck. || father's Ada
For all sorts of interesting Ada tidbits, run the command: ||________________
"finger dweller@starbase.neosoft.com | more" (or e-mail with "finger" as subj.)
|"Quitting C++ isn't so difficult, provided you show as much |
| persistence stopping as you did starting." dweller |
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