Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[Sune Falck]

The mingw project www.mingw.org has made available prebuilt
gcc 3.1 core, gcc 3.1 Ada, binutils and other support files at

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435

Sune Falck

PS A simple test showed that gcc Ada had problems finding the
system files - maybe because I had installed in a nonstandard
location.

Defining ADA_INCLUDE_PATH and ADA_OBJECTS_PATH pointing
to the library files solked the problem and a simple hello world
program compiled and run without any problems.

C:\data\msys>set
ADA_INCLUDE_PATH=c:\data\msys\lib\gcc-lib\mingw32\3.1\adainclude
C:\data\msys>set
ADA_OBJECTS_PATH=c:\data\msys\lib\gcc-lib\mingw32\3.1\adalib
C:\data\msys>PATH c:\data\msys\bin;%path%
C:\data\msys>gnatmake -v -f atest

GNATMAKE 3.1 (20020501) Copyright 1995-2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
gcc -c atest.adb
End of compilation
gnatbind -x atest.ali
gnatlink atest.ali

C:\data\msys>atest
Hello from Ada

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[Ted Dennison]

"Sune Falck" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<TxeG8.8178$p56.2336358@newsb.telia.net>...
> Defining ADA_INCLUDE_PATH and ADA_OBJECTS_PATH pointing
> to the library files solked the problem and a simple hello world
> program compiled and run without any problems.

FWIW: My old 3.13p installation on this machine (I haven't used it in
a while) has the following registry keys:

1)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Ada Core Technologies\GNAT

with a value named "ROOT" of type REG_SZ set to "C:\GNAT"

2)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Ada Core Technologies\GNAT\Standard
Libraries\

with a value named "WIN32" of type REG_SZ set to
"C:\GNAT\Bindings\Win32Ada"

You might try setting these keys to see if the need for those
environment variables goes away.

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[Ted Dennison]

"Sune Falck" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<TxeG8.8178$p56.2336358@newsb.telia.net>...
> The mingw project www.mingw.org has made available prebuilt
> gcc 3.1 core, gcc 3.1 Ada, binutils and other support files at
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435

Before anyone gets too excited, note this line from the description:
---
This is a beta. If you want a stable release, use gcc-2.95-3. 
---

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[John R. Strohm]

Stupid question.

The files are all packed up in .tar.gz GZIP archives.

What is an appropriate Windows utility for opening them?  Where can I get
it?

If I actually succeed in getting things working, I'll write up the procedure
and the list of necessary files.

"Sune Falck" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:TxeG8.8178$p56.2336358@newsb.telia.net...
> The mingw project www.mingw.org has made available prebuilt
> gcc 3.1 core, gcc 3.1 Ada, binutils and other support files at
>
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435
>
> Sune Falck
>
> PS A simple test showed that gcc Ada had problems finding the
> system files - maybe because I had installed in a nonstandard
> location.
>
> Defining ADA_INCLUDE_PATH and ADA_OBJECTS_PATH pointing
> to the library files solked the problem and a simple hello world
> program compiled and run without any problems.
>
> C:\data\msys>set
> ADA_INCLUDE_PATH=c:\data\msys\lib\gcc-lib\mingw32\3.1\adainclude
> C:\data\msys>set
> ADA_OBJECTS_PATH=c:\data\msys\lib\gcc-lib\mingw32\3.1\adalib
> C:\data\msys>PATH c:\data\msys\bin;%path%
> C:\data\msys>gnatmake -v -f atest
>
> GNATMAKE 3.1 (20020501) Copyright 1995-2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> gcc -c atest.adb
> End of compilation
> gnatbind -x atest.ali
> gnatlink atest.ali
>
> C:\data\msys>atest
> Hello from Ada
>
>
>

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[Stephen Leake]

"John R. Strohm" <strohm@airmail.net> writes:

> Stupid question.
> 
> The files are all packed up in .tar.gz GZIP archives.
> 
> What is an appropriate Windows utility for opening them?  Where can I get
> it?

WinZip, www.winzip.com, $29 lifetime license (free upgrades).

Cygwin, http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
    provides command line tar and gzip

-- 
-- Stephe

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[Jean-Pierre Rosen]

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"Stephen Leake" <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov> a �crit dans le message news: uptzplhe6.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov...
> > What is an appropriate Windows utility for opening them?  Where can I get
> > it?
>
> WinZip, www.winzip.com, $29 lifetime license (free upgrades).
>
> Cygwin, http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
>     provides command line tar and gzip
>
Or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), a free WinZip clone

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           J-P. Rosen (rosen@adalog.fr)
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Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[chris.danx]

"Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> wrote in message
news:acdlv1$ovg$1@s1.read.news.oleane.net...
>
> > Cygwin, http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
> >     provides command line tar and gzip
> >
> Or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), a free WinZip clone

Or Ultimatezip www.ultimatezip.com, another free winzip like utility

Chris

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[Steve Doiel]

"Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> wrote in message
news:acdlv1$ovg$1@s1.read.news.oleane.net...
>
[snip]
> Or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), a free WinZip clone
>

According to the web site powerarchiver is shareware not free.  Which makes
a difference if you plan commercial use.

SteveD

> --
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>            J-P. Rosen (rosen@adalog.fr)
> Visit Adalog's web site at http://www.adalog.fr
>
>

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[Pascal Obry]

"Steve Doiel" <nospam_steved94@attbi.com> writes:

> "Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> wrote in message
> news:acdlv1$ovg$1@s1.read.news.oleane.net...
> >
> [snip]
> > Or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), a free WinZip clone
> >
> According to the web site powerarchiver is shareware not free.  Which makes
> a difference if you plan commercial use.

V 6.10 is free. It turn out that I was looking for a free WinZip like tool
with command line support... I found the answer in comp.lang.ada :)

Thanks,
Pascal.

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Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[John English]

Pascal Obry wrote:
> 
> "Steve Doiel" <nospam_steved94@attbi.com> writes:
> 
> > "Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> wrote in message
> > news:acdlv1$ovg$1@s1.read.news.oleane.net...
> > >
> > [snip]
> > > Or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), a free WinZip clone
> > >
> > According to the web site powerarchiver is shareware not free.  Which makes
> > a difference if you plan commercial use.
> 
> V 6.10 is free. It turn out that I was looking for a free WinZip like tool
> with command line support... I found the answer in comp.lang.ada :)

There doesn't seem to be an English version of 6.1 (only Lithuanian,
Italian, Dutch and French). Anyone know where there's an English
version?

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Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[martin.m.dowie]

"John English" <je@brighton.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:3CEB8AEE.9F33F8F5@brighton.ac.uk...
[snip]
> There doesn't seem to be an English version of 6.1 (only Lithuanian,
> Italian, Dutch and French). Anyone know where there's an English
> version?

you could try http://www.oldversion.com/files/powarc61.exe - it doesn't
explicitly state is it the english version, but the rest of the site is in
english! :-)

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[John R. Strohm]

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Progress report.

I pulled down various tarballs (actually, .tar.gz balls), and I pulled down
PowerArchiver.  I've installed MinGW, and I've done the basic C "Hello,
World" exercise.

"Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> wrote in message
news:acdlv1$ovg$1@s1.read.news.oleane.net...
>
> "Stephen Leake" <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov> a �crit dans le message
news: uptzplhe6.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov...
> > > What is an appropriate Windows utility for opening them?  Where can I
get
> > > it?
> >
> > WinZip, www.winzip.com, $29 lifetime license (free upgrades).
> >
> > Cygwin, http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
> >     provides command line tar and gzip
> >
> Or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), a free WinZip clone
>
> --
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>            J-P. Rosen (rosen@adalog.fr)
> Visit Adalog's web site at http://www.adalog.fr
>
>

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[John R. Strohm]

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Comment.  I'm running Windows 98 SE (or some such).  Our old DOS friend
autoexec.bat works for setting environment variables and PATH.  I initially
used the old MS-DOS editor to edit autoexec.bat, then I switched to Edwin
(an Emacs clone from the MIT Scheme distribution).

This is actually looking like it is going to work.

As I type this, I'm pulling down the gcc 3.1 source tarball, just for
general culture.

As an aside, a friend of mine was looking for a C/C++ toolset.  He's also
done Ada, back in the days when we were both working at TI Defense.  I plan
to send him a copy of the results of all this fun.

"John R. Strohm" <strohm@airmail.net> wrote in message
news:02D6ADD6175DB7B3.1C5346C846F32263.434342A3404AA72C@lp.airnews.net...
> Progress report.
>
> I pulled down various tarballs (actually, .tar.gz balls), and I pulled
down
> PowerArchiver.  I've installed MinGW, and I've done the basic C "Hello,
> World" exercise.
>
> "Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> wrote in message
> news:acdlv1$ovg$1@s1.read.news.oleane.net...
> >
> > "Stephen Leake" <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov> a �crit dans le
message
> news: uptzplhe6.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov...
> > > > What is an appropriate Windows utility for opening them?  Where can
I
> get
> > > > it?
> > >
> > > WinZip, www.winzip.com, $29 lifetime license (free upgrades).
> > >
> > > Cygwin, http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
> > >     provides command line tar and gzip
> > >
> > Or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), a free WinZip clone
> >
> > --
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> >            J-P. Rosen (rosen@adalog.fr)
> > Visit Adalog's web site at http://www.adalog.fr
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[John R. Strohm]

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Progress report:  It apparently works.

Approximate procedure for installing gcc3.1 with the prebuilt GNAT Ada95
compiler
1.  Obtain a dearchiver that knows how to deal with .tar.gz tarballs.  I
used PowerArchiver 7.02.08 from http://www.powerarchiver.com
2.  Download the following tarball from http://www.mingw.org
        mingw-1.0.1-20010726.tar.gz
3.  Download the following tarballs from
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435.
        gcc-3_1-core-20020516-1.tar.gz
        gcc-3_1-Ada-20020516-1.tar.gz
        bunutils-2_12_90-20020518-1.tar.gz
        mingw-runtime-2.0-20020430.tar.gz
4.  Create a new MinGW directory: I used c:\mingw.
5.  If you are running Windows 95/98/NT/2000, now is a good time to increase
your environment space allocation.
        Under Windows 95/98, see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q230205 for the gory
details.
        Under Windows NT/2000, see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q158141 for the gory
details.
6.  Add c:\mingw\bin to your path.  Under Windows 98, edit autoexec.bat.
(And you thought Win95 was a new operating system...)
7.  Reboot your PC, to make the environment and path changes operative.
8.  Unpack these tarballs into the new directory, IN THE ORDER LISTED ABOVE.
        mingw-1.0.1-20010726.tar.gz
9.  Verify the basic functionality by typing "gcc -v".  See
http://www.mingw.org for more about this.
10.  Create a C "Hello world" program.  Compile and link it, using "gcc -o
hello hello.c".  Execute it by typing "hello".
11.  Unpack these tarballs into your MinGW directory.
        gcc-3_1-core-20020516-1.tar.gz
        gcc-3_1-Ada-20020516-1.tar.gz
        bunutils-2_12_90-20020518-1.tar.gz
        mingw-runtime-2.0-20020430.tar.gz
12.  Define the symbol ADA_INCLUDE_PATH in autoexec.bat as
c:\mingw\lib\gcc-lib\mingw32\3.1\adainclude
13.  Define the symbol ADA_OBJECTS_PATH in autoexec.bat as
c:\mingw\lib\gcc-lib\mingw32\3.1\adalib
14.  Create an Ada95 "Hello, world" procedure, and compile/link/execute it
using gnatmake.
        gnatmake -v -f atest

"John R. Strohm" <strohm@airmail.net> wrote in message
news:5E094997146C7741.0FB80E038D2768EF.1E05937DD68AE7CE@lp.airnews.net...
> Comment.  I'm running Windows 98 SE (or some such).  Our old DOS friend
> autoexec.bat works for setting environment variables and PATH.  I
initially
> used the old MS-DOS editor to edit autoexec.bat, then I switched to Edwin
> (an Emacs clone from the MIT Scheme distribution).
>
> This is actually looking like it is going to work.
>
> As I type this, I'm pulling down the gcc 3.1 source tarball, just for
> general culture.
>
> As an aside, a friend of mine was looking for a C/C++ toolset.  He's also
> done Ada, back in the days when we were both working at TI Defense.  I
plan
> to send him a copy of the results of all this fun.
>
> "John R. Strohm" <strohm@airmail.net> wrote in message
> news:02D6ADD6175DB7B3.1C5346C846F32263.434342A3404AA72C@lp.airnews.net...
> > Progress report.
> >
> > I pulled down various tarballs (actually, .tar.gz balls), and I pulled
> down
> > PowerArchiver.  I've installed MinGW, and I've done the basic C "Hello,
> > World" exercise.
> >
> > "Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> wrote in message
> > news:acdlv1$ovg$1@s1.read.news.oleane.net...
> > >
> > > "Stephen Leake" <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov> a �crit dans le
> message
> > news: uptzplhe6.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov...
> > > > > What is an appropriate Windows utility for opening them?  Where
can
> I
> > get
> > > > > it?
> > > >
> > > > WinZip, www.winzip.com, $29 lifetime license (free upgrades).
> > > >
> > > > Cygwin, http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
> > > >     provides command line tar and gzip
> > > >
> > > Or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), a free WinZip clone
> > >
> > > --
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > >            J-P. Rosen (rosen@adalog.fr)
> > > Visit Adalog's web site at http://www.adalog.fr
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Prebuilt version of gcc 3.1 with Ada as an additional package for windows

[Michal Nowak]

On 2002-05-21 at 08:05 John R. Strohm wrote:

>Stupid question.
>
>The files are all packed up in .tar.gz GZIP archives.
>
>What is an appropriate Windows utility for opening them?  Where can I get
>it?

A bit search on google gave me http://www.gzip.org/. There I noticed:
"To extract .tar and .tar.gz files on Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP use 
PowerArchiver 6.1 (freeware) or Winzip (commercial)."

Link to PowerArchiver given there is http://www.sfsu.edu/ftp/win/utils/

Hope that helps a bit,
Mike

"In the world of machines, virtual machines,
dominated by software ...
                  ... a new culture is born"