On Mon, 5 Jan 2015, Hubert wrote: >> Can either of you tell me why the FSF gcc/ada doesn't serve that purpose >> now and at a zero price point? > > Well for wone, I like an IDE with the compiler. You could develop your software with AdaCore's IDE and compiler, and then compile the final executables with the free FSF compiler. I tried this some time ago (out of curiosity, not for license reasons). The FSF and AdaCore-GPL compilers seem to be compatible, though I tried to avoid gnat-specifics, anyway. Bug fixes and new features for FSF may be a bit behind. But if you avoid the most recently added feature and don't run into some exotic bug, your program should compile and run the same. > I would be happy to pay something in the field of 300$ for that system as it > is now, without tech support, if it allowed me to write small closed suorce > software. Agreed. The existence of such a compiler (by AdaCore or someone else) would be good for the Ada community. Stefan ------ I love the taste of Cryptanalysis in the morning! ------ --Stefan.Lucks (at) uni-weimar.de, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany--