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Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:03:37 +0100
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On 23/10/2011 20:54, Ludovic Brenta wrote:
> Mark Murray<w.h.oami@example.com>  writes:
>> Next step is to hack the source and see. Yuk! :-)
>
> In Debian GNU/Linux and GNU/kFreeBSD, gnat is patched to use gcc-x.y
> instead of just gcc.  The patch for 4.6 is here[1].

Thank you! Its useful to know which ones are the ones to change.

I've found something strange; there is a function called Program_Name
which (according to comments) should do what I want, but doesn't.
Its comments say it should put the same prefix/suffix onto the
first string that remain when the calling program has its
base-name (eg gnat, gnatmake) removed. Doesn't seem to work
on a VERY rudimentary test, but I need to identify that properly.

> But I think your best bet is simply to use the GNAT port by John
> Marino[2].  If you still want to learn how to build GNAT on FreeBSD, I
> suggest you get in touch with him[3] and collaborate on the port.

I'm working on the lang/gcc47 port. That gnat-aux may help a lot,
thanks!

M
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Mark "No Nickname" Murray
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