From: "Steve Kerr" <steve@pumasoftware.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: What ada 83 compiler is *best*.
Date: 1998/11/21
Date: 1998-11-21T18:25:29+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7370ip$rbo$1@newsreader5.core.theplanet.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 36534040.F30A5E5B@hercii.mar.lmco.com
Jerry Petrey wrote in message <36534040.F30A5E5B@hercii.mar.lmco.com>...
Nobody wrote:
I have to work on a project soon using ada 83.I am planning to do a
little
programming before I start to learn some of the language.
If I wanted to get a compiler what is the best and do I have to pay
for a
license (which I will if necessary) etc.
Cheers.
Matt Tyler
I would vote for Rational VADS if they have what you are looking for
in terms of host and target.
For a free system, you can't beat GNAT but it is an Ada 95 compiler
although it has a switch for Ada 83 to disable the new features.
(And I thought we were the only ones stuck in the Ada 83 world :-)
Jerry
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I hate to have to disagree with you there Jerry, but
I am currently using Rational VADs on a DEC Alpha running OSF/1 cross
compiling to Alpha AXP. To be blunt this is the worst compiler/environment I
have ever used. There are 1703 deficiency reports listed in the supplied
manual. Most of the critical ones appear to be regarding the debugger which
is to a large extent unusable, to quote the manual:
Debugger cannot display array slices
Debugger error in calculating address of variables
A debugger that can't display variables doesn't seem very useful to me.
Anyway, back to the original question: IMHO, DEC Ada on VMS is rather
splendid, with good library handling tools. Obviously you'll need a VAX,
even an old one is not cheap compared to a PC, so perhaps you might be
better to go for GNAT, but I have never tried that one.
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1998-11-18 0:00 What ada 83 compiler is *best* Nobody
1998-11-18 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1998-11-21 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-11-21 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-11-21 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-11-18 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-11-18 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-11-18 0:00 ` Gautier de Montmollin
1998-11-18 0:00 ` dennison
1998-12-03 0:00 ` Roga Danar
1998-11-19 0:00 ` whiter5195
1998-11-23 0:00 ` Charlie McCutcheon
[not found] ` <36534040.F30A5E5B@hercii.mar.lmco.com>
1998-11-21 0:00 ` Steve Kerr [this message]
1998-11-21 0:00 ` Ed Falis
1998-11-21 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1998-11-22 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
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1998-12-03 0:00 Rick Thorne
1998-12-03 0:00 ` marc j bejerano
1998-12-03 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-03 0:00 ` Gautier
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-09 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1998-12-09 0:00 ` John McCabe
1998-12-08 0:00 ` David Gillon
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Marc A. Criley
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Gautier.DeMontmollin
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Roga Danar
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Roga Danar
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-12-09 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-12-09 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1998-12-10 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1998-12-11 0:00 ` dewarr
1998-12-14 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1998-12-09 0:00 ` P.S. Norby
1998-12-04 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-12-07 0:00 ` Jeff Carter
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Rick Thorne
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Steve O'Neill
1998-12-08 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
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