From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bfb89d61cc46e4b3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Chris Morgan Subject: Re: What ada 83 compiler is *best*. Date: 1998/11/21 Message-ID: <87yap4999f.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 414259741 Sender: cm@mihalis.ix.netcom.com References: <72ue3m$omt@romeo.logica.co.uk> <36534040.F30A5E5B@hercii.mar.lmco.com> <7370ip$rbo$1@newsreader5.core.theplanet.net> Organization: Linux Hackers Unlimited X-NETCOM-Date: Sat Nov 21 12:39:42 PM CST 1998 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-11-21T12:39:42-06:00 List-Id: "Steve Kerr" writes: > 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. There was a famous thread on this group several years ago entitled "DEC Ada - why is it so good" which seemed to conclude that it was indeed one of the best Ada83 environments ever made. I was insanely jealous at the time as we had VAXes but a.n.other Ada compiler which wasn't so good. GNAT is the beneficiary of much of the DEC Ada experience as it passes the entire DEC Ada test suite and also supports all the DEC Ada pragmas and so on on the DEC platforms. Make sure you read the GNAT documentation before coming to any conclusions ;) Chris -- Chris Morgan Home Web Server - http://mihalis.dyn.ml.org/index.html email me for numeric URL if ml.org is down