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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,c5f189513e1f5f8a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!bigfeed.bellsouth.net!bignumber.bellsouth.net!news.bellsouth.net!bignews1.bellsouth.net.POSTED!c42b4e79!not-for-mail From: "Brian Gaffney" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <01d59695$0$20632$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> Subject: Re: Ada as a first language X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: abuse@bellsouth.net X-Abuse-Info: Please forward a copy of all headers for proper handling X-Trace: pcpocbcnbdmdhgfgdbdpiflmbcekedmfhojhikkbagflhcbogkkjbaollkjmcllaaboifepcmbgdfoebomcelfgoopodplljbmdckjboalbflflcipkjhpnjfbccflaepkjfpbpjlmikofepomlgcccebcdfdbbm NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:33:37 EDT Organization: BellSouth Internet Group Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:42:10 -0500 Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:5402 X-Original-Bytes: 2187 Date: 2009-04-03T20:42:10-05:00 List-Id: "Tim Rowe" wrote in message news:R4idnWGodbdmr1TUnZ2dnUVZ8omWnZ2d@posted.plusnet... > Brian Drummond wrote: > >> For example if you are interested in robotics you may wish to develop for >> embedded processors, e.g. to read position sensors and control stepper >> motors >> (or BLDC or induction motors, depending how serious you are!) Of all the >> small embedded controllers, only one family (the Atmel AVR) has an >> Ada compiler targetting it. (google AVR Ada) > > But Ada for Lego Mindstorms is apparently on its way... How long has that been on the way? There is also a GCC port for 68HC10/12, which contains GNAT (but no runtime, and last I looked it didn't advertise Ada as working). I did get it working, and built some simple programs. Unless it's advanced, I wouldn't recommend it for a newbie. --Brian --Chip away the stone Sissaphis, chip away the stone. --Make the burden lighter if you must roll that rock alone.