Re: Ada on Linux

["Paul" <pcas1986@bigpond.net.au>]

I'm very pleased to say I've had some success.  Following Georg's suggestion 
below I have managed to get the testgdk program compiled and running 
although it will not run the Open GL component - something to follow up on. 
My final problems have been with paths, shared libraries and the like but 
I'm making progress.  I'm going to stop for a bit and rewrite all my notes 
including various suggestions from contributors to my dilemma so I can 
recreate this again.

My own little test program fails with a gazillion link errors so obviously I 
haven't got the paths sorted yet.  Kind of reminds me of my days at uni in 
the 80's running pascal compilation assignments on the mainframe and having 
to collective the pages of error printout the next day.  I was so pleased 
when the college started Turbo Pascal.

Thanks again for all your help.

Regards Paul


"Georg Bauhaus" <bauhaus.rm.tsoh@maps.futureapps.de> wrote in message 
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> Paul wrote:
>>
>> Is there a package I can download using apt-get that will install the 
>> gtkada ada libraries?  Or do I have to compile the libraries from the 
>> gtkada libre site? https://libre.adacore.com/GtkAda/  I'm a bit concerned 
>> about that because following the second path is how I got into strife the 
>> first time around.
>
> In cases like these I have found the Debian package dependencies
> listings useful:
>
> $ apt-cache search glade | grep ada
>
> This turns up a number of packages. Among these are
> libgtkada-gllade-2.8 and libgtkada2-dev.
> Looking at their respective lists of dependencies makes
> me think that all necessary libraries for writing Gtk
> programs with Ada will be drawn in when you install them.
>
> Have you tried the Synaptic Package Manger, or dselect?
> (The latter is only for those who would agree that vi is
> really a powerful editing programs :-)
>
>
> -- Georg
>