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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d2e677d21f13fbc1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-05 15:46:13 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Steve" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3E18B9DC.8020507@itee.uq.edu.au> Subject: Re: Porting the GNAT runtime to an embedded target X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <9t3S9.456571$GR5.161606@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.211.13.75 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net 1041810373 12.211.13.75 (Sun, 05 Jan 2003 23:46:13 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 23:46:13 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 23:46:13 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:32587 Date: 2003-01-05T23:46:13+00:00 List-Id: Take a look at RTEMS (www.oarcorp.com). If you can do you development on Linux there are RPMS available for GNAT/RTEMS. I haven't used these myself since I work on W2k. It may be possible to make GNAT/RTEMS work under cygwin. So far I have not been successful in my attempts. Perhaps you'll have better luck. I hope this helps, Steve (The Duck) "John Williams" wrote in message news:3E18B9DC.8020507@itee.uq.edu.au... > Hi folks, > > This is my first post to c.l.a, I've been lurking for a couple of weeks > in consideration of picking up Ada for some embedded systems research > work I am doing. > > Anyway this may sound a bit ambitious, but can anyone offer any comments > re: porting the Gnat runtimes to an embedded platform for which gcc and > a simple pre-emptive multitasking kernel (with semaphores and mailboxes > etc) is available? > > I've looked at Javier Miranda's free book about the Gnat runtime system, > so have a broad idea of where I might start - I'm mostly interested in > any experience that folks have on such endeavours. > > Cheers, > > John >