Re: Reducing the size of executables produced by GNAT

[Hibou57 <yannick_duchene@yahoo.fr>]

On 13 fév, 22:27, Gautier <gaut...@fakeaddress.nil> wrote:
> * For instance make a preprocessor for Ada (to begin with, a small subset of
> Ada) that spits FreePascal code. Then you would have your small "fixed cost" for
> free with FreeAda (= preprocessor + FreePascal).
> * Alternatively, build an Ada front-end to the FreePascal compiler.
Better create a compiler from the ground up than playing such
dangerous game (hihi).

> * Consider using another Ada compiler than GNAT to that purpose.
The fact is that GNAT is a monopol in this area. There use to be
SmallAda, and µAda, which were rahter Ada interpreters. Just look for
"Ada compiler", on any search engine, and you will always be bringed
to "GNAT", in one way in an other.

> Have you ever tried to have your own daemon on a shared host
> in any decent hosting company?
LOL

Yes, if it would have been possible, I would have done it from a long.

Just to come back to GNAT and its runtime, I will have a look at the
RTS source code. Pffff.... that's too much, and I feel as in an idle
state :p

It seems that they is an option --RTS=sjlj to use a kind of "long
jump" à la C, but I do not know if it is smaller, and I can't test it
beceause the compiler said it can't find the runtime (there is just
one RTS, both in my Windows and Linux GNAT installation).

Have a nice day