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: 103376,1d0e6fa19045a321 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-12 03:38:53 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: almroth@attglobal.net (Andreas Almroth) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: GNAT 3.13p build for Solaris 8_x86 Date: 12 Jul 2001 03:38:52 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: References: <5ee5b646.0107111915.222cebe2@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.237.151.24 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 994934333 11853 127.0.0.1 (12 Jul 2001 10:38:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-support@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 12 Jul 2001 10:38:53 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:9859 Date: 2001-07-12T10:38:53+00:00 List-Id: 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:... > > > 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