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From: eachus@spectre.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus)
Subject: Re: What ada 83 compiler is *best*
Date: 1998/12/10
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Date: 1998-12-10T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <366E97F8.776355C4@pwfl.com> Marin David Condic <condicma@pwfl.com> writes:

  > {Parenthetical note: The only good excuse for "Why I can't use Ada and
  > have to use C" that I've heard/used is this: "I have a C compiler for
  > this Whozits Processor Board that came with the board. There is no Ada
  > compiler and a port would cost too much/take too long/not have the whole
  > kitten kaboodle of support tools I've got with the C compiler that came
  > with this board."}

    How many times have I heard this, then turned around with a list
of validated Ada compilers for that board, often with more than one
for every RTOS under consideration.

    The main exceptions were Intel x86 boards without x87 chips, and
TMS320C2x boards.
--

					Robert I. Eachus

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