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Subject: Re: Ada package registry?
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From: =?UTF-8?Q?Thomas_L=c3=b8cke?= <thomas@12boo.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 09:04:31 +0100
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On 02/09/2016 01:05 AM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
> My vision of Ada is of a language in which to construct code that is
> portable across implementations and across targets. To the extent that a
> tool, no matter how well-intentioned, interfers with that, then it is
> harmful to the future of Ada. GNAT /= Ada!! What I heard being discussed
> only seemed to make sense within the context of GNAT on Linux, because
> that's the only place where "package managers" make sense.


Package managers make sense on all operating systems I'm aware of. The
fact that some don't have a package manager does not mean that they
can't or shouldn't have one. I've installed and used the Haskell Stack
tool on Windows, OS X and Linux, and it works equally well on all three.

I urge you to take a look at how the Haskell community have solved this
particular "challenge". Stack / Cabal / Hackage are wonderful tools,
created and maintained by a fairly small community.

http://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/README.html

I'm quite sure the Ada community could adapt those tools to match the
needs of Ada in the 21st. century. I don't think we have to reinvent the
wheel in order to gain the benefits of a proper package manager.

:o)

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Thomas Løcke | thomas@12boo.net | http://12boo.net