Ada and JVM? Why not AdaVM?

["chris.danx" <chris.danx@ntlworld.com>]

Hi,
    I'm curious to know why everyones so keen to stick Ada 95 on the JVM.
Would a VM designed specifically for Ada 95 be of any benefit?  Or would it
be a pointless exercise (considering the development of JGNAT)?

((I'm not just talking about the VM here, but also about the APIs' provided
with it; As you know the Java APIs' are extensive))


I suppose I want to know the answer to the following.

    Does Ada have a VM which serves a similar purpose to the JVM for Java
(and is used in the same area)?

    If not, why not?

    And would there be any benefits in the design of such a system?


Maybe these are stupid questions, but sometimes they're the best kind of
questions to ask.


Thanks,
Chris Campbell