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From: "Yak Boy" <snow_moose@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Not meaning to stir the pot but make a point ......
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> If you have an RPM-based Linux system, it is trivially easy to install
GNAT
> using the RPMs at http://www.gnuada.org/alt.html.

I agree, having just downloaded the RPM, admittedly slightly larger than I'd
prefer (about 10Meg for Redhat 6), but it installed in about 3 minutes with
no dramas and I had a program reading from files soon after. Sure beats
trying to re-compile the source code and I'd suggest if anyone is thinking
of going down the same road just spend more time downloading, it's worth it.