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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Translating an embedded C algorithm
Date: 18 Jan 2007 21:25:33 -0600
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In article <mailman.30.1169173524.18371.comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org>, "Alexander E. Kopilovich" <aek@VB1162.spb.edu> writes:
> Jeffrey Carter wrote:
>>There is Ada for every microcontroller with an ANSI C compiler. See
>>
>>http://sofcheck.com/products/adamagic.html
> 
> Did you try this compiler at least once?

I have (although I am not Jeffrey Carter).

> The existence of this compiler seems somehow virtual. Most probably
> SofCheck has something of that kind - because they said so, and
> because they certainly have a technology and tools for that. But
> from the other hand, they do not say what exactly they can offer,
> whether it is immediately ready for use, and how much it costs
> (not even dreaming about downloadable evaluation version).

I found it was easy to deal with them as someone seriously interested.

> So probably Sofcheck is really able to provide that Ada-to-C compiler for a
> determined customer, who is willing to pay enough for that. But this is not
> the case for absolute majority of embedded software developers.

Because they are not determined, or because they want it free ?