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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:48:53 +0100
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On 24/10/2011 19:52, jrmarino wrote:
> I wouldn't hold your breath on gcc46 supporting Ada, the bootstrap
> issue is hard to overcome.  GNAT-AUX demands a 25-30MB download just
> for the first build of the compiler (in addition to the source code),
> but after that it uses the compiler on the system to build new
> versions.

OK. But could I hold my breath for gcc47 supporting Ada? ;-)

> New version support is whatever GCC is.  The GNAT-AUX tarball is
> customized, and these extra languages are left it.  It would be a
> matter of putting them back and adding language options.  Fortran
> should be fine.  I understand the java is basically not worth having,
> is it even being seriously maintained?  Last I checked/understood,
> this option is probably not worth pursuing.

For me, Fortran is important. Java is something I only use if I get
Java code that I'm unwilling to translate, and this is rare and getting
rarer. I'm guessing that some folks _may_ want obj-c* and go, but I'll
let them speak for themselves!

>> Am I making overly lofty demands yet? ;-)
>
> Not particularly, but compiling building and testing is a huge time-
> suck.

Thanks, and sure. Yell if you need a hand; I'm markm at freebsd.

>> No worries; now that I know where to look, I'm sure I can come up with
>> a better plan to the previous one.
>>
>> Thanks for your help!
>
> No problem.
> Dragonlace has all the source for gnat-aux.
> When it's time to build GNAT-AUX based on 4.7, I'll make patch format
> so it'll be easy to A) see what's different and B) start sending them
> to gcc for integration.

Thank you!

M
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Mark "No Nickname" Murray
Notable nebbish, extreme generalist.