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,c71453a1d79f18ef X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-03-18 18:01:54 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!cmcl2!thecourier.cims.nyu.edu!thecourier.cims.nyu.edu!nobody From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: ada compiler for os/2 Date: 18 Mar 1995 19:51:18 -0500 Organization: Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Message-ID: <3kfv66$d0e@gnat.cs.nyu.edu> References: <3jm024$7ah@news1.delphi.com> <3jmvm6$4sp@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> <3jvbtb$89d@newsflash.concordia.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: gnat.cs.nyu.edu Date: 1995-03-18T19:51:18-05:00 List-Id: General comment on GNAT installation. One thing that GNAT lacks is a smooth bullet-proof installation procedure. This is particularly noticeable on DOS and OS/2, where the standard is to expect such procedures (on Unix, crufty installation procedures are more familiar). Certainly we will try to improve this sometime, but it is not our highest priority. Meanwhile it needs to be emphasized that the instructions should be followed CAREFULLY TO THE LETTER. Nearly all (well over 95%) of all installtion problem reports stem from people not following the directions carefully. Either they just haven't read carefully, or, surprisingly frequently, people figure they know better and can skip or change a step, and mess themselves up doing so. Certainly we have occasional exceptions where there are real installation problems, but if everyone will follow the installation directions carefully, they will save themselves time and frustration!