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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ea451393a6c97734 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-24 07:06:50 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!isdnet!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Mixing Cygnus & Gnat compilers on the same machine Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:58:33 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9c40qc$ntq$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9bkd51$530$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3ADDEEAA.D8F16935@bigfoot.de> <9bkt30$asm$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3ADE4B03.68BA6651@bigfoot.de> <9bmphh$1jt$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 988120716 24506 136.170.200.133 (24 Apr 2001 13:58:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 24 Apr 2001 13:58:36 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:6886 Date: 2001-04-24T13:58:36+00:00 List-Id: Actually, I believe the Gnat compiler is ahead of the GNU gcc compiler in terms of the advancement of the code generator. I thoroughly agree that it would be wonderful to get all the front ends under one roof & possibly have a compiler that could translate all the C dialects, Fortran, Java, etc. There's always a need to apply more than one language at a user site, if for no other reason than the large bodies of legacy code in a variety of languages. Even die-hard C sites are likely to have some C++ or Fortran or other language code lying around. GNU being able to translate X languages from Y hosts to Z targets starts making it a very attractive choice. Sort of like the marketing situation that existed in Las Vegas for years - the casinos worked more like partners because by having dozens of hotels & casinos up and down the strip, they made Vegas that much more attractive for people to select as a vacation site. The rising tide raises all boats. Well, it will be interesting to see how this develops over time. I just don't see the timespan as being something small. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Matthias Andree" wrote in message news:m3zod7qvz5.fsf@emma1.emma.line.org... > > Being a C/C++/Perl programmer, and as someone who's just considering if > Ada 95 (Gnat) might be worth learning, I'd really appreciate if Gnat was > a real part of the GNU compiler collection, it would give a comfortable > feeling of a compiler which has up-to date code generators and is > well-maintained. Plus, an Ada compiler being distributed along with a > set of C, C++, Objective-C and Fortran compilers would greatly enlarge > the number of installed copies, thus offering more eyes to spot > problems, and enhancing portability. People could start, for example, > developing free software in Ada95 without requiring the possible users > to install a binary package. > > Back to lurking ;-) > > -- > Matthias Andree