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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,e151cd4e58019c6c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-05 20:14:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!news-hub.cableinet.net!blueyonder!btnet-peer!btnet-peer0!btnet!psiuk-p2!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Newbie: Best Ada Compiler for MS Windows ? Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 11:48:04 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <3cad5957.611369@news.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1018025286 10065 136.170.200.133 (5 Apr 2002 16:48:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 5 Apr 2002 16:48:06 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:22173 Date: 2002-04-05T16:48:06+00:00 List-Id: For a zero-cost setup for a Windows/PC environment, GNAT, AdaGIDE, gdb and GtkAda is a pretty good deal. It won't be as spiffy as some other tools might be, but it *is* free. (It would be nice to see all these pieces bundled together in a "starter's kit" - we could point the newbies at it and say "go".) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com "John McCabe" wrote in message news:3cad5957.611369@news.demon.co.uk... > > You're unlikely to get all of that with a *free* Ada compiler. > GNAT/AdaGIDE is all 'free' and AdaGIDE isn't a bad IDE, not quite in > the same leagues as ObjectAda's though. ObjectAda *was* available in a > free version but had significant restrictions. Perhaps someone could > update you on whether that version is still available. >