* GNAT 2.04 Install Problem!!! @ 1995-04-07 0:00 Kevin V. Sobilo [not found] ` <D77BKy.GIx@ns1.nodak.edu> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Kevin V. Sobilo @ 1995-04-07 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) I installed GNAT 2.04 on my Sun 4/110 (I had GNAT 2.00 prior to this and it worked great)... I can compile fine, but when I link the following happens.... Any help is appreciated!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Script started on Thu Apr 6 22:43:43 1995 > gnatbl dttk_gen.ali error: "dttk_gen.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "s-stalib.ads" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "a-finali.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "a-tags.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "s-secsta.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "system.ads" has been modified and must be recompiled error: "s-taspda.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-tasoli.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-stoele.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-stopoo.ads" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "ada.ads" has been modified and must be recompiled error: "s-finimp.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "ascii_string.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "s-strops.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "text_io.ads" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "a-textio.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "a-stream.ads" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "interfac.ads" has been modified and must be recompiled error: "i-cstrea.ads" must be recompiled ("interfac.ads" has been modified) error: "s-fileio.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "a-ioexce.ads" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "s-ficobl.ads" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "s-parame.ads" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "flags.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "argument.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "a-comlin.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "i-cpp.adb" must be recompiled ("interfac.ads" has been modified) error: "i-c.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "parser.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "parameter_list.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "routine.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "token.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "a-tiinau.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "a-tigeau.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "s-imgbiu.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-unstyp.ads" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-imgint.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "s-imgllb.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-imglli.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) error: "s-imgllw.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-imgwiu.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-valint.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-valuns.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-valuti.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-vallli.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "s-valllu.adb" must be recompiled ("system.ads" has been modified) error: "section_output.adb" must be recompiled ("ada.ads" has been modified) > ^D\b\bexit script done on Thu Apr 6 22:44:04 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin V. Sobilo sobi0268@mary.cs.fredonia.edu ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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* Re: GNAT 2.04 Install Problem!!! [not found] ` <D77BKy.GIx@ns1.nodak.edu> @ 1995-04-19 0:00 ` Jack Beidler 1995-04-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Jack Beidler @ 1995-04-19 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) In article <D77BKy.GIx@ns1.nodak.edu>, roth@plains.NoDak.edu (Patrick Roth) writes: |> In article <D6nAs7.27p@cs.fredonia.edu>, |> Kevin V. Sobilo <sobi0268@cs.fredonia.edu> wrote: |> > |> > |> >I installed GNAT 2.04 on my Sun 4/110 (I had GNAT 2.00 prior to this and |> >it worked great)... I can compile fine, but when I link the following |> >happens.... Any help is appreciated!!! |> > << stuff deleted >> |> |> I installed the DOS version of this the other afternoon and I've had |> _exactly_ the same trouble. Since this is on two different platforms and |> OS's, there must be a simple explanation. Unfortunately, as |> knowledgeable as I like to think I am, I can't figure it out. Anybody |> out there help us out? |> |> patrick roth |> I brought in the DOS version of GNAT 2.04 two days ago and it has been working like a charm. I simply unzipped the three files from the DJGPP directory right on top of v.2.03 and away it flew. -- +----------------------------------------+------------------------+ |John (Jack) Beidler ++ beidler@cs.uofs.edu | | Professor, Computing Sciences Dept. ++ | | University of Scranton ++ (717) 941-7446 (voice) | | Scranton, PA 18510 ++ (717) 941-4250 (FAX) | | WWW site: http://www.cs.uofs.edu/CS/cs.home.html | +------------------------------------+----------------------------+ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: GNAT 2.04 Install Problem!!! 1995-04-19 0:00 ` Jack Beidler @ 1995-04-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Robert Dewar @ 1995-04-19 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) Jack Biedler says: "I brought in the DOS version of GNAT 2.04 two days ago and it has been working like a charm. I simply unzipped the three files from the DJGPP directory right on top of v.2.03 and away it flew." Pensylvania is EST right :-) The problems with the DOS versions are typically the result of this annoying TZ glitch, which as I have previously noted, will go away in the next version. Meanwhile, DOS users of GNAT 2.04 must be sure to set TZ to EST. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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* Re: GNAT 2.04 Install Problem!!! [not found] ` <3n0jip$58l@michp1.redstone.army.mil> @ 1995-04-21 0:00 ` Jim Dorman 1995-04-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar 1995-04-22 0:00 ` David Weller 0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Jim Dorman @ 1995-04-21 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) acuff@lancelot.gcs.redstone.army.mil (Phillip R. Acuff) wrote: > > In article <dewar.798206910@gnat>, dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) writes: > >all installation problems should be emailed to gnat-report@cs.nyu.edu. > > > >Time stamp problems are generally quite different on different systems. > >The problems in DOS usually come from not following the instructions > >about TZ (in 2.05, this TZ annoyance finally disappears). In general > >so far, we have found that all these problems come from not following > >the installation intructions to the letter. But if you think you have > >found a problem that is NOT the result of this, be sure to let us know. > > > > > Here's what works in the DOS/DJGPP environment: > > set TZ=EST5EDT > set TZ=CST5CDT > .... > set TZ=PST5PDT > > See the pattern! What doesn't work is any legitimate TZ entry > besides EST5EDT. > > What impact this has, I do not know. However, this is an annoyance > when I have other applications that depend upon a valid TZ entry > (i.e., MS-Windows news readers, mailers, etc.). > > Phil Acuff > > > > These types of things should be expected when using FREE software! Just plan to spend a lot of EXTRA TIME working around "bugs" and other limitations. If you don't have the time or energy to "deal with it", then you should consider a commercial Ada compiler that has been developed for the commercial marketplace. Commercial software developers are "on the clock" and working on a deadline to complete a project. I know of many software engineers who almost failed their assignment because they tried to save a few $$$ and used inferior development tools. Frankly, I have seen few educational institutes produce commercially viable products that are in daily use by the "common man". If there are out there, let me know. I think, however, that the opposite is probably true. A potential Ada convert tries GNAT, finds the above type of problem (and others) and quickly decides to return to Microsoft or Borland C, C++ products where they always install correctly, have documentation to hhelp you with questions, and generally can be expected to "work as advvertised". Commercial Ada products fall into that catagory. Yes, they are expensive because the total # of actual sales are not as large as their C counterparts -- and C compilers don't have to pay a team of people to watch them run a series of tests. If you want ccheap Ada compilers, then everyone should buy a commercial Ada compiler. Volume hand competition have been proven, time and again, to reduce prices. If everyone wastes time trying to save a few hours wages, you will eventually force more Ada companies to look to other sources for income. When that happens, the remaiining Ada companies will have you over the proverbial barrel when the FREE stuff no longer can do the job because our tax dollars quit flowing. THEN WHAT???? If you want information on Ada95 commercial Ada compilers that can be used as an alternative to GNAT and allow you to be MORE PRODUCTIVE, then feel free to contact me or other commercial Ada vendors. I know of several available on various platforms that can probably feel your needs and SAVE YOU $$$ in the long run. If you want to reach me, I can be contacted at (619)793-0245, or FAX (619)793-5374, or email to ada_info@pcada.com. Contact information for other Ada vendors is available from the Ada Information Clearinghouse. Call us,you will be suprised at your overall savings! If you are a student, ask for student (academic) prices. I have them, so do many others. Jim Dorman President Active Engineering ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: GNAT 2.04 Install Problem!!! 1995-04-21 0:00 ` Jim Dorman @ 1995-04-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar 1995-04-22 0:00 ` David Weller 1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Robert Dewar @ 1995-04-21 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) Gosh Jim (Dorman), you must be the producer of truly great software if you never had the experience of doing what you thought was thorough testing and then finding out that a product you had shipped had a bug! If you achieve this reliably (never sending out software with a bug), you must be hugely successful, since I know of no other company or software product for the general use environment that can make such a claim. Indeed I suggest you share your secrets with Borland, Microsoft, and Lotus as soon as possible. Of course we don't guarantee that GNAT is bug free. The best we can do is to respond to problems, which we do as quickly as possible. As I have noted the TZ stuff was a real pain (caused by all our beta testers who tried the thing out living in EST, a mistake of course we won't repeat). Note that the documentation ALWAYS gave the solution to this problem, so the problems were caused by not carefully following the documentation. But it is still a bug, because good software should not make you read the documentation carefully. So the best we can do is to fix it, and we already have in our wave front version. 2.05 (with this fix and other new features and new fixes) will be out sometime next week. Certainly if you are demanding software that is guaranteed to be 100% free of problems, please do not talk to us, and please do not use GNAT. Instead by all means go knock on Jim Dorman's door, or any other door that you think can provide such service :-) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: GNAT 2.04 Install Problem!!! 1995-04-21 0:00 ` Jim Dorman 1995-04-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar @ 1995-04-22 0:00 ` David Weller 1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: David Weller @ 1995-04-22 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) In article <3n8hal$h5s@news.znet.com>, Jim Dorman <jimd@pcada.com> wrote: >> [Fair grumbles about known TIMEZONE bug in GNAT] >> What impact this has, I do not know. However, this is an annoyance >> when I have other applications that depend upon a valid TZ entry >> (i.e., MS-Windows news readers, mailers, etc.). >> >These types of things should be expected when using FREE software! Just >plan to spend a lot of EXTRA TIME working around "bugs" and other >limitations. If you don't have the time or energy to "deal with it", >then you should consider a commercial Ada compiler that has been >developed for the commercial marketplace. > Ahahahah! BZZT! I'm sorry, next contestant! Reminds me of one of my _many_ "war stories" with a commercial compiler. A not-to-be-named company took six months to fix a problem we had with storage allocation back in '86. The work-stoppage almost caused us to dump Ada totally back then. We got really good at playing darts though :-) Maybe if we had owned 200 copies of their compiler, rather than just one... >If you want to reach me, I can be contacted at (619)793-0245, or FAX >(619)793-5374, or email to ada_info@pcada.com. Contact information >for other Ada vendors is available from the Ada Information >Clearinghouse. > Jim, has anybody told you that spreading FUD for commercial gain on the Internet is considered bad form? If GNAT was so awful, why has SGI committed to it, "lock, stock, and barrel"? If gcc (a FREE compiler) was so awful, why is it that NeXTStep is built entirely from gcc? Linux? Oh, wait, that's a "toy" OS, right? Jim, my advice is this: Focus on what's _good_ about your product. If it's a good product, people will buy it (maybe even myself). We're no dummies, but we _can_ be put off when you attack "the competition", even if it's a free "toy". Don't make it look like you're afraid of GNAT -- it only arouses more curiosity :-) -- Frustrated with C, C++, Pascal, Fortran? Ada95 _might_ be for you! For all sorts of interesting Ada95 tidbits, run the command: "finger dweller@starbase.neosoft.com | more" (or e-mail with "finger" as subj.) if u cn rd ths, u r gd enuf to chg to Ada :-) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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