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From: Dmitry A.Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: Overriding discriminants perplexes GNAT 3.14p
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 23:34:45 +0200
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Mark Johnson wrote:

> As a paying customer of ACT, I am pretty satisfied with both the product
> and support provided. If I have some novel situation such as you do,
> they provide...
>  - almost immediate acknowledgment of the problem
>  - a work around usually within hours
>  - a version of the compiler w/ a permanent fix, usually within a day or
> two - sometimes a little longer
> The project has stabilized on one of the formal releases though I expect
> to step up to a newer version as GPS gets through the beta process (to
> get full support).

I wished to get GNAT Pro, but alas it is unavailable for our targed 
platform. So before investing a huge amount of bucks we are trying to 
validate existing compilers with respect of our software design. The result 
is rather disappointing. It comes to finding a language subset which more 
than one compiler are capable to digest. Looks like a typical C-case, isn't 
it?

Note also the situation. We must "sell" Ada to our customers while they in 
general do not want Ada [for many reasons, but mostly because of 
ignorance]. When I talk to them I point that Ada is portable, available, 
certifyed, safe, that they will be vendor/platform-independent. This 
sometimes impresses them, because they have had experience with the 
"ever-green" C. Do I lie them?

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry Kazakov
www.dmitry-kazakov.de