Re: ada compiler for os/2

[dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David Weller)]

In article <3jj8cqINNoho@edna.cc.swin.edu.au>,
Paul Shin-Hou Yeoh <930385@edna.cc.swin.edu.au> wrote:
>
>Are there any good Ada compilers around for os/2?

Yes, the GNU Ada95 compiler is quite nice.  ftp to cs.nyu.edu, look
in /pub/gnat.  An EMX-based release should be out by the end of this
week.
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>if so, do they compile in 32bit? 
>
Definitely 32-bit.  I don't even think it's possible to generate
16-bit code.

>and are they text based or gui based systems?
>
This depends on what you mean.  If you're looking for a
"Borland-like" environment with cross-referencing, drop-down menus,
color-syntax hilighting, etc., pick up the latest GNU Emacs (19.27)
for OS/2.  Be sure to pick up the Ada-mode additions from cs.nyu.edu,
under //pub/gnat/contrib.

If you mean, "Can I write PM apps with it?"  The  answer is also yes,
pick up the PM bindings to Ada95 (also under /pub/gnat/contrib).

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