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From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
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Subject: Re: Ada for OS/2
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Windows.Only.Vendors@Suck.Com wrote in message news:<ywLYhRw4zi4W-pn2-tizXKkkoPsRl@aigh168by26ya.ab.hsia.telus.net>...
> I am able, and willing, to follow instructions. But when those 
> instructions rely on assumed knowledge they are of little use to the 
> beginner. See above.

Indeed, we do not expect beginners to be able to necessarily succeed
in building GNAT from sources, since this is not a trivial task, but
good for you if you succeeded anyway!