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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: GNAT & GCC performace (bad news)
Date: 1999/12/11
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In article <ev_remove_this_ans-1012990948080001@192.168.1.254>,
  ev_remove_this_ans@evans.pgh.pa.us (Arthur Evans Jr) wrote:

> Absolutely right!
>
> Moreover, this approach provides developers on a new target
(which
> already has a C compiler) immediate ability to write and test
code.
> If as the project develops it appears that better code
efficiency
> is required, they can then go the (more expensive) route of
> commissioning a new target for GCC.  But, in the mean time,
they do
> have a useful compiler for testing.
>
> Art Evans


Of course from that point of view, it would be even nicer to
have an open source solution. It would not be that hard to
target GNAT to ANSI C, since many of the required transformation
are already done in gigi. A nice project for someone to do!


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