From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 23 Sep 93 21:27:31 GMT From: telesoft!garym@uunet.uu.net (Gary Morris @ignite) Subject: Re: Current state of Ada 9X compilers...? Message-ID: List-Id: In groleau@e7sa.crd.ge.com (Wes Groleau) writes: >>In article <1993Sep18.163712.8933@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> blaak@csri.toronto .edu (Raymond Blaak) writes: >>>P.S. The GNAT project may just be the best thing that has happened for Ada. >...I suspect that "winning >converts" to Ada will help the vendors even if "competition" from GNAT >undercuts them. The reason is that many companies don't trust "free-ware" >and may buy commercial products once someone or something convinces them Ada >is not a joke. Also, some companies using Ada are required by contract or DOD to use a validated compiler. I haven't heard if anyone will be validating GNAT. If it is not validated than those companies that need a validated compiler will still be buying commercial products. --GaryM -- Gary Morris Internet: garym@alsys.com TeleUSE/Ada Development UUCP: uunet!alsys.com!garym Alsys Inc. (TeleSoft) Phone: +1 619-457-2700 x128 San Diego, CA, USA Fax: +1 619-452-1334