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From: "David Starner" <dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org>
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Subject: Re: Running x86 Linux GNAT on MacOS under Virtual PC
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Bill Findlay <wf@dcs.gla.ac.uk> wrote in message
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> I want to buy a nice new Power Mac G4 dual processor,
> and I want to use GNAT without having to log in to a
> remote server.
>
> Has anyone any experience of running GNAT under an
> x86 emulator, such as Virtual PC, on a Mac?

GNAT will run on the Power Mac. I don't believe there's a supported (and I
mean even by one garage programmer) port to the Mac OS, though. Depending on
your goals, you might want to consider dual-booting with Linux and running
GNAT there. Another alternative, that isn't currently feasible, but should
be soon, is running a GCC snapshot with support for Mac OS X and GNAT.
Neither the Mac OS X people, nor the GNAT people have fully merged their
sources with mainstream, but hopefully in a month or two both will have. It
won't be the utmost in stability, but you will probably be able to find a
snapshot stable enough to play around with.

I don't see any reason why running GNAT under an x86 emulator would be any
different from running any other command-line program under an x86 emulator,
if that's they way you chose to go.

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