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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3a4656a5edc0dab4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public Path: controlnews3.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!news-FFM2.ecrc.net!newsfeed.stueberl.de!newsr1.ipcore.viaginterkom.de!news-peer1!btnet-feed5!btnet!news.btopenworld.com!not-for-mail From: "Martin Dowie" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada used in General Aviation (GA) applications? Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 14:58:03 +0000 (UTC) Organization: BT Openworld Message-ID: References: <409F69CB.8020604@noplace.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: host81-152-56-112.range81-152.btcentralplus.com X-Trace: hercules.btinternet.com 1084460283 14472 81.152.56.112 (13 May 2004 14:58:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news-complaints@lists.btinternet.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 14:58:03 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Xref: controlnews3.google.com comp.lang.ada:544 Date: 2004-05-13T14:58:03+00:00 List-Id: "Richard Riehle" wrote in message news:buEoc.18396$V97.11476@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... > I suppose this is my fault for not taking the time (I have so much > of it) to port Ada to these other platforms myself. But my time > is spent reading programming assignments, grading exams, and > counseling students (which is a lot of time, it turns out), and there > just isn't time to do the fun things such as port GNAT to the > interesting platforms we might like to see it on. A "Dummies Guide to porting GNAT" covering both processor and OS would be a huge help. I'd love to have Ada available for SymbianOS (or it's predecessor EPOC32). -- Martin