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From: dewarr@my-dejanews.com
Subject: Re: How do I "bootstrap" myself up a GNAT compiler in FreeBSD?
Date: 1998/09/24
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In article <6ucde5$oeq$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
  gerald@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (Gerald Leung) wrote:
>
> For anyone here who uses FreeBSD, gnat is in the ports collection
> listed as a translator though as I understand it it actually IS a
> full compiler or most of a full one.
>
> However, when attempting to install the port for gnat 3.10 it says
> I need a gcc that already has Ada capability.  What I'm wondering
> is how I manage that. ^^  Should I be looking for a 3.09 or earlier
> version that can be installed whole or...?
>
> This is a little snag that has been on my list of things to figure
> out for awhile, so all help is appreciated.
>
> Gerald Leung


One addition here. It is easy enough to get a port without
tasking. Tasking is another matter. Since there is no real
standard for threading in Unix, this needs at least some
specialization for each target, and possibly a port of
FSU threads. This is definitely more than a "little snag".
>
>

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