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-Thread: 103376,a996db867563769d,start X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!feeder.news-service.com!news.mixmin.net!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Kulin Remailer Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: A few questions on Ada and Ada implementations Date: 18 Dec 2010 23:21:41 -0000 Organization: Kulin Remailer Message-ID: Injection-Info: news.mixmin.net; posting-host="01ba22ccb67a79b841276309123c180a"; logging-data="1138"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@mixmin.net" Comments: X-Remailer-Contact: abuse@reece.net.au (English Only Please) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16030 Date: 2010-12-18T23:21:41+00:00 List-Id: Hi, I have been looking over Ada (the 95 variant) and it looks like a great language. Are there any free (as in no license restrictions, not GPL- anything) GUI libraries? What choices are there for handling output besides text? gcc-Ada looks good but I prefer to avoid gcc as much as I can and I also haven't found anything but GtkAda that seems to be GPLed. What Ada toolchains are available for 64 bit Linux that can be used to generate 32 or 64 bit Linux/UNIX executables that are in a hobbyist's price range (let's say up to 1000 USD). Do they include their own GUI libraries? Do they include any data base bindings? What else should I look for? I don't need a 2005 compliant toolchain as far as I know. I'll be ok with an Ada95 compiler. And will I be able to generate Windows executables from any of these Linux-based toolchains? Basically I want to know what kind of investment I need to make to have an unencumbered Ada95 toolchain with all the features I need to write and deploy general applications without having to go fishing for libraries. Thank you.