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: 103376,7b73eb137e4ed638 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-15 23:24:41 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!kibo.news.demon.net!demon!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: Ada Compilers Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 17:00:05 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <3CE2AF22.2060208@gmx.spam.egg.sausage.and.spam.net> <3CE2C8FD.CDD0E75B@nbi.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1021496407 11422 136.170.200.133 (15 May 2002 21:00:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 May 2002 21:00:07 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:24162 Date: 2002-05-15T21:00:07+00:00 List-Id: "Jacob Sparre Andersen" wrote in message news:3CE2C8FD.CDD0E75B@nbi.dk... > David Rasmussen wrote: > > > More importantly, what do the free compilers lack in contrast to the > > commercial ones? > > Cost. ;-) > It occurs to me that the OP may have been wondering if the free compilers don't implement as much of the language as do the commercial ones. If that's the question, then it is important to observe that GNAT does implement the whole language. ObjectAda implements the full language as well, but I have not examined the free version to know if part of the limitations are lack of some features. I'd suspect the limits are not with respect to supported language features. Otherwise, its going to come down to add-on tools, support, updates, etc. What do you want/need beyond the ability to translate Ada source into executable programs? MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com