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,FREEMAIL_FROM, LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,1b701b930a26d55e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-04 12:15:43 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!colt.net!dispose.news.demon.net!demon!btnet-peer0!btnet!ctb-nntp1.saix.net!not-for-mail From: Ralph Moeritz <*ladylazarus@webmail.co.za> Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: have 2 problems, please help. Date: 4 Dec 2001 20:15:41 GMT Organization: The South African Internet Exchange Message-ID: References: <13aP7.48709$xS6.80801@www.newsranger.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pss53-01-p49.kn.saix.net X-Trace: ctb-nnrp1.saix.net 1007496941 19570 155.239.236.49 (4 Dec 2001 20:15:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@saix.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 4 Dec 2001 20:15:41 GMT User-Agent: Xnews/4.06.22 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:17401 Date: 2001-12-04T20:15:41+00:00 List-Id: Ted Dennison wrote in news:13aP7.48709$xS6.80801@www.newsranger.com: > In article , Ralph Moeritz > says... >> >>1. I need GNU make for Linux (on it's own, I don't want to download it >>as >> >>2. I've just completed my solution to AdaTutor outside assignment 2 and >>because I cannot compile and link my program due to problem 1. , I was > > 2 things here: > > 1) If you are running GNU/Linux, I seriously doubt that you don't have > a copy of make installed somewhere. I certianly got it with Debian and > Slackware when I installed them last. > > 2) You *don't* need make to compile a Gnat Ada program. Sometimes it > helps for complicated programs, particularly those that have long lists > of compiler flags and/or linked-in C code. But for a simple program > with all the sources in one directory its quite unneeded. Give > "gnatmake" your main unit name, and it should be able to do the rest. > > --- > T.E.D. homepage - http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/TED.html > > No trees were killed in the sending of this message. > However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > No, I chose not to install gcc (and make came with it) and gnatmake etc. don't run unless installed in /usr/gnat. But make is required to effect the initial install. I hope that's clearer. I only need make to install GNAT. -- The War of the Ring -> http://wotr.sourceforge.net