Re: Ada / MS WinCE

[Rob Veenker <veenker@xs4all.nl>]

Rob Veenker wrote:

> stephane.los@neuf.fr wrote:
> 
>> On 28 avr, 09:28, Ivan Levashew <octag...@bluebottle.com> wrote:
>>> stephane....@neuf.fr ÐÉÛÅÔ:> On 26 avr, 21:57, Ivan Levashew
>>> <octag...@bluebottle.com> wrote:
>>> >> The only way I have heard of is:
>>> >> GNAT for .NET => .NET CF => WinCE
>>> > Merci Ivan !
>>>
>>> > I'll try this.
>>>
>>> BTW does AdaCore have any plans on releasing it as part of the GPL 2008
>>> ed.? It is quite not the first time I see a question about WinCE, and
>>> .NET can indeed be viewed as an hobbyist target.
>>>
>>> --
>>> If you want to get to the top, you have to start at the bottom
>> 
>> I know nothing about AdaCore plans.
>> I am talking about WinCE because our customers buy that platform and
>> development on it.
>> So I will continue with C and C++ because I have everything needed for
>> the work and with Ada nothing. :-(
>> 
>> Another try :
>> On my hardware there is an ARM CPU and I have a C/C++ Toolchain
>> working together with a Linux BSP.
>> What would be the steps to compile the Ada runtime and tailor the
>> toolchain so it compiles Ada applications ?
>> May be the Debian distribution could be a good starting point as they
>> have support for ARM and GNAT...
>> 
>> ThanX for your attention
>> Steve
> 
> AdaCore has already developed a GNATPro for .Net which generates true MSIL
> code. (GNATPro means it is a supported version; don't know about a
> possible public release)
> I noticed that they also got JGNAT running again. JGNAT is an Ada compiler
> for the Java runtime environment. We have actually used JGNAT on WinCE /
> Personal Java a couple of years back :-)
> 
> And there also exists a public (Ada 95) version of A# under sourceforge:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/asharp
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Rob

Just forgot to mention that GNATPro for .Net and A# also run on the .Net
compact framework for WinCE! I even have Ada running on my cell phone :-)

Rob