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Subject: Re: Is it possible to translate ada program to C using GCC or other
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On Jul 22, 8:45 pm, a...@anon.org (anon) wrote:
> No!
>
> In GNAT the compiler generates assembly code. With one exception that is
> "GNATBIND" program. Using the "-C" option, GNATBIND with produce its
> binder program in C. But that does very little for what most people want.
>
> A thesis, back in 1991 by Jeffrey Skinner, was in titled "Ada2C: An
> ADA-To-C Program Translator" but it seams that today, most "Ada2C"
> programs have more to do with homework assignments than actual working
> programs.
>
Any chance to get ADA to be translated to something readable, like ADA
code plus run-time calls to its runtime system and pthread library?
By the way, how to use GNAT to compile ada program into assembly code?
I use gcc with -S option, but did not get anything but an assembly
program with no body.

tony