Re: gnat on linux

[Robert Dewar <dewar@gnat.com>]

In article <38F8CD16.B7D794AD@xpress.se>,
  Johan Groth <jgroth@xpress.se> wrote:
> Hello,
> I've been trying to get gnat-3.10p work on RedHat 6.0 without
> any luck. Any program I try to run after I've done gnatmake
> just dumps core. Here is an output from gdb:

Two points here

1. Do be SURE to read at least the readme file that comes with
the distribution. It is always surprising to see how many
problems people run into from not even bothering to read this
one document. In this case the readme file will make clear that
this ancient version of GNAT (released well before RedHat 6.0
existed) supports an earlier version of RedHat, and it is not
at all surprising that it would not support later versions.

2. If you are working with donwloaded unsupported software, you
should always be sure to check whether there are later versions.
Of course if you are using supported software, your support
contacts will point you to these later versions instantly, but
if you are working on your own, you have to take the initiative
to check for later versions.

In the case of GNAT, there are fairly frequent updates, and
they contain many new features, fixes, and, as is most relevant
in this case, modifications to work with latest versions of
operating systems.

In the case of Linux, there is a team that works on GNAT for
Linux, and provides a site from which the latest versions may
be conveniently downloaded:

http://www.gnuada.org/alt.html

The GNAT for Linux team is not an official part of Ada Core
Technologies, but we keep in close contact, so the latest
versions should always be at this site. So you should travel
there ASAP!

Robert Dewar
Ada Core Technologies


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