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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: Why so hard to come up with a simple embedded Ada system?
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Maybe you could consider Debian GNU/Linux on arm[1] or mips[2].

[1] http://www.debian.org/ports/arm/
[2] http://www.debian.org/ports/mips/

Both include a native (not cross) Ada compiler.

This is not exactly "embedded" in the strictest sense, as you are not
cross-compiling or using a hard real-time kernel, but it's close and
accessible to a hobbyist or student. The hardware itself is quite
affordable.

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Ludovic Brenta.