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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!csus.edu!ucdavis!ucbvax!ELCGL.EPFL.CH!MADMATS From: MADMATS@ELCGL.EPFL.CH ("", Mats Weber) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Ada portability Message-ID: <901116180937.45k@sic.epfl.ch> Date: 16 Nov 90 17:09:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet List-Id: In reply to what Dave Emery wrote, I must add that even if you write code with portability in mind, you will probably run into compiler quality problems if your code contains generics. We have had major problems in this area which until now have made it impossible to port some quite small applications from VAX Ada to Unix with ANY compiler available on Unix. In my opinion, the only two compilers I know that deserve the "validated" label are Rational and Vax Ada. Mats Weber Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL DI LGL 1015 Lausanne Switzerland E-mail : madmats@elcgl.epfl.ch phone : +41 21 693 52 92 fax : +41 21 693 39 09