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On Nov 23, 11:36=A0am, Rob Veenker <veen...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> You may want to check out the MGNAT project athttp://sourceforge.net/proj=
ects/asharp
>
> The GNAT Pro for .Net compiler used this project as a starting point.
>
> The compiler is kept in sync with the latest GNAT Pro compiler technology=
 but there are limitations when it comes to code generation (due to .Net ru=
ntime). Also note that not all annexes are implemented.
>
> You need to be aware of the way the Ada symbols (variables, procedures, f=
unctions etc.) are expressed in MSIL if you want to create Ada assemblies t=
hat will be used by other .Net languages. Using a .Net reflection tool or t=
he object browser can be of great help.
>
> Integration in the MS Visual Studio is great for debugging a mixed langua=
ge application, but for my Ada programming I still use GPS :-)
>
> Regards,
> Rob Veenker
>
> george.p...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Wonder if anyone has any experience with Ada .NET? =A0How well it is
> > integrated and what are the major issues you had with it?
>
>

Thanks, Rob.  I've tried that, but there are some strange things in
the way Ada objects behave and with lack of documentation it's hard to
figure out.  In particular:
- Is it possible to mix native code from Ada with MSIL (like we do C++/
C# mix)?
- I was unable to get Initialize/Finalize being called for
Ada.Finalization.Controlled objects (given that destruction of objects
in .NET are non-deterministic, but still).
- Compiler won't let me implement IDisposable interface, am I looking
at right place (MSSyst.IDisposable)?

Thanks,

George Privalov.