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: 103376,30352abc52760363 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96" Subject: Re: Delphi & Ada; Ada to C++ Date: 1998/02/23 Message-ID: <98022314453684@psavax.pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 328128688 Sender: Ada programming language Comments: To: dweller@universe.digex.net X-VMS-To: SMTP%"INFO-ADA@VM1.NODAK.EDU" X-VMS-Cc: SMTP%"dweller@UNIVERSE.DIGEX.NET",CONDIC Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-02-23T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: David Weller writes: >NO NO NO NO!!! > >Repeat after me: GNAT does NOT produce C code. GNAT does NOT produce >C code. GNAT does NOT produce C code. GNAT does NOT produce C code. >GNAT does NOT produce C code. GNAT does NOT produce C code. GNAT >does NOT produce C code. GNAT does NOT produce C code. GNAT does NOT >produce C code. GNAT does NOT produce C code. GNAT does NOT produce >C code. GNAT does NOT produce C code. GNAT does NOT produce C code. > >There. Feel better now? :-) > Where did this particular piece of Urban Lore get started? I seem to recall many years ago that somebody had an Ada83 compiler that generated C as "high level assembler" - Irvine seems to suggest itself, but I wouldn't swear to it. It seems lots of folks "know" this piece of lore and it must have had some basis in fact or legend which has served to keep it going. MDC Marin David Condic, Senior Computer Engineer Voice: 561.796.8997 Pratt & Whitney GESP, M/S 731-95, P.O.B. 109600 Fax: 561.796.4669 West Palm Beach, FL, 33410-9600 Internet: CONDICMA@PWFL.COM ============================================================================= "Because that's where they keep the money." -- Willie Sutton when asked why he robbed banks. =============================================================================