Re: silly ravenscar question

[jan.de.kruyf@gmail.com]

On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 10:45:39 AM UTC+2, Simon Wright wrote:

> 
> There is a system.ads at
> gnat-gpl-2014-arm-elf-linux-bin/lib/gcc/arm-eabi/4.7.4/rts-zfp/adainclude/.

phew, I did find that also, maybe some more reading the manual is in order.

> 
> The zfp package appears to be a construction kit with missing parts and
> no instructions.
> 
> > especially the compiler switches at the end.
> 
> Not sure what you mean here? The top of the system.ads above includes
> 

In the private section:
      -- System Implementation Parameters

> but I don't know what else is missing (no System.Memory, for a start).

and no 'image routines. But all that is easily fixed.

Perhaps the zfp tar file was meant as an extension to the zfp-rts (for those who understand adacore-ish and cuneiform script)

Thanks a lot for your help. It is highly appreciated. I think I am on my way now to understand the whole system in terms of a highly sophisticated and fast microprocessor, that can be made to sing. Clever abstractions are needed sometimes, but they are often in the way of the need for speed. 

cheers,

j.