Re: Easy Beginner Question

[rjohnson@magi.com (Richard Johnson)]

In article <3471626E.3F426877@postoffice.csu.edu.au>, 
ndiets01@postoffice.csu.edu.au says...
 >
 >Hello,
 >
 >I just got the Ada compiler for Linux yesterday. I have a very simple
 >wuestion, please don't flame. I have looked through the Web to find info
 >for this question. What is the comand to compile and Ada program.
 >
 >I have tried the WebAda compile but I want to do it on my own system at
 >my own time, ie not connected to the net.
 >
 >Sorry to post such a simple question, but any help would be appreciated.
 >
 >Regards
 >
 >Nathan Dietsch
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If you are using gnat 3.x,
try "gcc -c myfile.adb" to compile to an object file myfile.o
or "gnatmake myfile" (if it is a top level procedure for an exectuteable, myfile.exe)
or "gcc -c -gnatbl myfile.adb > myfile.lsb" for a listing file saved in myfile.lsb

Cheers
Rick Johnson