Re: GNAT 3.13p build for Solaris 8_x86

[almroth@attglobal.net (Andreas Almroth)]

Hi all again!

Well, said and done... I have now compiled a binary package of
GNAT 3.13p for Solaris 8_x86. It is distributed in the standard
pkg format (that is, use pkgadd). It installs in /opt/AAgnat313p,
in order to not disturb any other GCC/GNAT related software in
/usr/local.

I have made it available on my home page http://pws.prserv.net/almroth.
Look at the Software page (http://pws.prserv.net/almroth/software.html).

Taken the limited space I have, I would appreciate if someone could
transfer the file to a public Ada FTP resource, so that I can remove
it from my web space.

Well, I hope you will have use for the package... I sure have now...

And Robert, thanks for the enlightning response! :)

Cheers,
Andreas


dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar) wrote in message news:<5ee5b646.0107111915.222cebe2@posting.google.com>...
> almroth@attglobal.net (Andreas Almroth) wrote in message news:<e19796c6.0107110722.24186f28@posting.google.com>...
> 
> > I have been using GNAT 3.12p on my laptop with Solaris 8 now for a
> > while, and  I have been wondering about why there is no 3.13p for
> > Solaris 8_x86 around?
> 
> Because no one built one ...
>  
> > OK, if you have the time, you could compile 3.13p from 3.12p level,
> > which is exactly what I have done now... Everything seems to work so
> > far... It is not verified/certified in any way, but it works for 
> > me...
> 
> OK, good work, it's really not that hard! And for the public version
> it really does not matter that it is not validated (indeed none of
> the public versions of GNAT are validated).
> 
> > Having looked at how the binary distribution for 3.12p works, I'm now
> > wondering, if I now have it working on my system, why couldn't I
> > package a 3.13p binary distribution?
> 
> Of course you can distribute it, that's what the GPL says, and moreover
> you are very much encouraged to do so. 
> 
> > Well, it leads to three major questions of my concern;
> > 1. Will I get in trouble doing so? It is after all FSF copyrighted, 
> > so I should be able to do so, or? What are the legal implications?
> 
> The GPL permits you to make this available, providing you also make
> the sources available, or point to where you got them from.
> 
> > 2. I couldn't find out who made the 3.12p package available, so I now
> > wondering what are the procedures/tools to use in order to package
> > 3.13p in the same manner as 3.12p?
> 
> It is up to you how you package it, no one is requiring anything
> specific here.
> 
> > 3. If, I at all succeed in creating a package, who should I contact
> > for actually making it available?
> 
> I am sure the Ada mirror sites would be happy to pick this up, you
> could start by contacting Dave Botton at adapower. If you tell this
> group where to pick the version you have built up, I am sure that
> the distribution will take care of it.
> 
> > I know this may seem as a minor thing, but wouldn't be nice to have a
> > binary distribution of 3.13p on Solaris 8_x86 available for public?
> 
> Most certainly, and the availability of such versions depends on
> volunteers like you who take the effort to do the builds. I am sure
> that others interested in a publically available version of the 
> Solaris x86 GNAT will appreciate your work.
>  
> > Well, if you have a split second, I would appreciate if you enlighten
> > me on this topic...
> 
> I trust you are enlightened :-)
> 
> Robert Dewar
> Ada Core Technologies