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: 103376,6403691d6db186c8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-02-27 05:23:31 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!beamish.news.atl.earthlink.net!guinness.news.atl.earthlink.net!news.atl.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!harp.news.atl.earthlink.net!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Getting a symbol table from Gnat 3.15p on Windows Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:22:26 -0500 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Message-ID: References: <8_O5a.198854$iG3.23506@sccrnsc02> NNTP-Posting-Host: d1.56.bf.93 X-Server-Date: 27 Feb 2003 13:23:28 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:34669 Date: 2003-02-27T13:23:28+00:00 List-Id: An interesting chicken/egg problem. If I had a real & significant project that used Gnat and had a need for the kind of support ACT can provide, I could go to the customer and suggest we need a budget to pay ACT their non-trivial support fees. But if I don't have a project that requires the expertise of the compiler writers, nobody is going to pony-up the cashish to pay them to answer my questions. The only way to possibly get a project going of this sort is to demonstrate to the customer that you've got something that could work if only they'll give you some bunch of money. I can't do that unless I can get my questions answered concerning symbol tables and accessibility of memory. So there you are. I'm asking on C.L.A. because its a good source for free advice and user tips. BTW, given the nature of the project, Gnat need not be the only player. I already don't use Gnat for the embedded compilation, so I'm buying into all sorts of compiler incompatibilities already. (That's a more serious long-range problem, but one I think I could solve.) So other compilers are possible to consider, but again, I can't go out and buy a bunch of them for evaluation and do this "On Spec". I've got to come up with a proposal for something I think is doable and sellable with little time and no money. MDC -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/ Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "Going cold turkey isn't as delicious as it sounds." -- H. Simpson ====================================================================== Stephen Leake wrote in message news:u1y1u6ffo.fsf@nasa.gov... > "Marin David Condic" writes: > > > Too bad Gnat doesn't seem to dump its symbol tables in a readily accessible > > manner. > > Have you tried asking ACT? > > -- > -- Stephe