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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.107.165.75 with SMTP id o72mr3247717ioe.38.1513107795204; Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:43:15 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.157.85.67 with SMTP id h3mr209782oti.10.1513107794359; Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:43:14 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.kjsl.com!usenet.stanford.edu!i6no2264920itb.0!news-out.google.com!b73ni140ita.0!nntp.google.com!i6no2264914itb.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:43:13 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=92.186.158.92; posting-account=xd0OrwoAAABQUGXxWZdZWv6VwPFSqa1J NNTP-Posting-Host: 92.186.158.92 References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: I am leaving Ada :-( because of GNAT bugs From: jm.tarrasa@gmail.com Injection-Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:43:15 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:49454 Date: 2017-12-12T11:43:13-08:00 List-Id: > I had a look at your sources, and managed to get it to compile with some = fiddling. I did not encounter the compiler crash that you ran into, but the= re were a fair number of syntax errors in your sources. >=20 So what? That's what compilers are do: generate a binary or report syntax e= rrors. > I am not sure which version of GNAT you are using, GPL for FSF. Both are = good quality compilers, but if you are running into compiler bugs in one, i= t might be worth trying your source in the other. For your source code, I w= as trying it out with GNAT GPL 2017. That is the whole problem: He must fight, not just against his lack of know= ledge of a new language, but also against compiler bugs. That could be acce= ptable to certain extend in new languages (Rust, Nim, Go...). But Ada is a = mature language and it is supposed to have a mature and stable compiler, an= d mature and stable tools. Ada boast of being a safe language, its tools should be rock solid and easy= to install. Sometimes, reading comp.lang.ada, I have the feeling that Gnat= , GPS, and most libraries are in a permanent beta status. =20