Re: Is 3.15p -still- the latest GNAT 'p' release?

[Marin David Condic <nobody@noplace.com>]

Even if 3.15p is a little old, it seems to me that there wouldn't really 
be much reason to complain about it. It works quite well and has a lot 
of features and, since we're talking about a compiler for a computer 
language, how much more does it really need to do? If the language 
changes - sure - there's cause to want a new release. If ACT increases 
their library of utilities, again, there's cause to want the new 
libraries - but that's almost a separate product in the sense that it 
would likely work with an older version of the compiler. You could 
probably freeze 3.15p and never make another release and still have a 
perfectly usable product. Have we been conditioned by Microsoft to think 
that unless we get a new release every quarter we are somehow missing 
out on something we absolutely have to have?

MDC

Ludovic Brenta wrote:
> 
> There are 3 "branches" of GNAT: (1) the stable, official, "p" (public)
> releases under GMGPL, (2) the "GNAT Pro" releases offered only to
> paying customers, and (3) GCC.  The Ada front-end in GCC has been
> available since GCC 3.1, but is not as stable as GNAT 3.15p.
> 


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