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: 103376,8dbdf8a50e510e06,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)" Subject: Re: Ada and automotive industry Date: 1996/11/25 Message-ID: <9611251307.AA02872@most>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 198591115 sender: Ada programming language comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85] newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-11-25T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: > I happen to agree with Robert Dewar that there would be no market > for an Ada compiler for 8-bit devices. The code it generated wouldn't > fit in the available RAM and ROM, it would be too slow, and no-one would > buy it. As long as we're putting words in his mouth, I happen to agree with Robert Dewar that, given the same algorithm, GNAT's machine code should be nearly identical to GCC's. By implication, fits in the same space, runs at the same speed, ... Now some have said that GCC can't be used for these devices either... -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- W. Wesley Groleau (Wes) Office: 219-429-4923 Hughes Defense Communications (MS 10-40) Home: 219-471-7206 Fort Wayne, IN 46808 (Unix): wwgrol@pseserv3.fw.hac.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------