What's become of RTEMS?

What's become of RTEMS?

[Steve Doiel]

Information is available on the Web, but everything I have found appears to
be outdated.

There are references to the Ada version of RTEMS being available for the
Tartan compiler
and "coming soon" for GNAT.

On the AdaCore web site there is some indication that the "product" is being
maintained by
OARcorp, and that a number of projects have been completed using GNAT/RTEMS.

Is RTEMS publicly available for hackers to play with, or only through
contract?

Thanks,
SteveD

Re: What's become of RTEMS?

[Robert Dewar]

Steve says

<<There are references to the Ada version of RTEMS being available for the
Tartan compiler
and "coming soon" for GNAT.

On the AdaCore web site there is some indication that the "product" is being
maintained by
OARcorp, and that a number of projects have been completed using GNAT/RTEMS.

Is RTEMS publicly available for hackers to play with, or only through
contract?
>>


GNAT/RTEMS is a fully supported commercial version, consisting of a
combination of GNAT Professional with a runtime interface to RTEMS
developed jointly by ACT and OAR. This product has been validated
under ACVC 2.0.1 on the Sparc, and is currently available. For 
information on this product, which is jointly supported by ACT and
OAR, send mail to sales@gnat.com.

Earlier out of date versions of both GNAT and RTEMS are available publicly,
but no support is available for this software.

Robert Dewar
Ada Core Technologies

Re: What's become of RTEMS?

[C Phillips]

Steve Doiel wrote:

> Information is available on the Web, but everything I have found appears to
> be outdated.

Distribution and maintenance of RTEMS was transferred to OAR by theArmy.  OAR
developed RTEMS for the Army.  OAR is in the process of
finishing up a new RTEMS site.  4.0 will be released via this site.

>
>
> There are references to the Ada version of RTEMS being available for the
> Tartan compiler
> and "coming soon" for GNAT.

The Ada implementation of RTEMS is no longer supported.

>
>
> On the AdaCore web site there is some indication that the "product" is being
> maintained by
> OARcorp, and that a number of projects have been completed using GNAT/RTEMS.

GNAT/RTEMS is the supported Ada95 solution.  This supports Ada taskingusing
RTEMS.  GNAT/RTEMS has been validated on one embedded platform
(SPARC) and is "validatable" on a number of others including the
PowerPC

>
>
> Is RTEMS publicly available for hackers to play with, or only through
> contract?

RTEMS is GPL'ed with the same exception as the GNU Ada Run-Time.  4.0will be
made publicly available once the distribution site is in place.
Right now, it is mainly available to support customers.

If you are interested in using GNAT/RTEMS on a project, please
contact sales@gnat.com.