Re: compile on a pc to a sparc

[mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman)]

In article <4rrivk$naf@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>,
Eric Anthony Spear <spear@wam.umd.edu> wrote:
>I'm successfully using Gnat on my OS/2 Pentium system at home.  However, 
>I'd like to run my finished ada program on my sparc at work (it's much 
>faster).  Rather than having to remake the compiler at work, I'd like to 
>recompile on my Pentium so that the result is an executable that will run 
>on the Sparc architecture.

Sparc = Solaris?
>
>Can this be done?
>
You can build a cross-compiler on your OS/2 box if you wish, but this
takes a large amount of disk/time resources and a fair amount of
knowledge. If you've never done it, it will eat up much more of your
time than getting a compiler on the SPARC will.

Why not just ftp the SPARC binaries and install on the SPARC?
There's nothing to "make" - the binaries install in a few minutes.
If you have enough disk space, you can put it in your own directory if
getting the computer center to install it is a hassle.

OTOH, if they are already supporting GNU stuff, why not just ask them to
install GNAT publicly? It's just a few minutes of their time, and then
other UMd folks can use it too!

Mike Feldman