From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public From: Craig Franck Subject: Re: Porting Experiences (was Ada and Pascal etc ) Date: 1997/11/01 Message-ID: <63ftj9$r9g@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 286466145 References: <34557f2b.1934172@news.mindspring.com> <34566fe9.447229@news.mindspring.com> <345673af.1413708@news.mindspring.com> <3456b9f3.0@news.eznet.net> <3456e71b.3833189@news.mindspring.com> <3459AC95.1D75@dynamite.com.au> <63bhta$g2e@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <345BB35E.4488@dynamite.com.au> Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++ Date: 1997-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Alan E & Carmel J Brain wrote: >Jon S Anthony wrote: >> >> Craig Franck writes: >> >> > Jon S Anthony wrote: >> >> > >That rings true as well. Typically porting Ada code between platforms >> > >or compilers amounts to a recompilation. >> > >> > Something like a Windows to Mac port? How platform specific was the >> > code? A recompilation port would be the ideal we all chase after. If >> > you have such great splatfrom tools, you should feel lucky. >> >> I've not had any need (or opportunity) to port to Mac. The code in >> question went between VMS (VAX&Alpha), Sparc Solaris, Sparc SunOS, >> HP-UX, Intel Win/NT and across three different compilers. >> >> One was about 60K lines with lots of generics and tasks. >> >> Another was around 200K lines with lots of (goofy use) of generics. >> >> No #ifdefs stuff anywhere in site. > >If that's C code you're talking about, I'm radically impressed. >If that's C++ code, then you're qualified to walk on water, or more >likely you're a purveyor of Tall Stories. >If that's Ada, then it's par for the course. What is it about Ada that makes it portable? I would say it is the types of applications being developed, as well as the platforms, and, perhaps, quality of implementation. Last time I was in Barnes & Noble I saw "Ada 95 for C and C++ Programmers" by Simon Johnston, from Add-Wes. I almost got it because it had a compiler from Aonix called "Objective Ada for Windows" on the accompanying CD. It would be interesting to see what that would be like. I just do not see how once I start throwing windows up on the screen and responding to messages, that that code is porting anywhere. -- Craig clfranck@worldnet.att.net Manchester, NH I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. -- Ashleigh Brilliant