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From: Warner BRUNS <Warner.Bruns@cern.ch>
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Subject: Re: Translating an embedded C algorithm
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:13:47 +0100
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Alexander E. Kopilovich wrote:
> Jeffrey Carter wrote:
>> There is Ada for every microcontroller with an ANSI C compiler. See
>>
>> http://sofcheck.com/products/adamagic.html
> 
> Did you try this compiler at least once? Or, if not, do you know personally
> at least one person (outside SofCheck, a dozen of their big customers listed
> on their website, and, perhaps, ARG members and other Ada compiler vendors)
> who actually tried it?
> 
> The existence of this compiler seems somehow virtual. Most probably SofCheck
> has something of that kind - because they said so, and because they certainly
> have a technology and tools for that. But from the other hand, they do not say
> what exactly they can offer, whether it is immediately ready for use, and how
> much it costs (not even dreaming about downloadable evaluation version).
> 
> So probably Sofcheck is really able to provide that Ada-to-C compiler for a
> determined customer, who is willing to pay enough for that. But this is not
> the case for absolute majority of embedded software developers.
> 
> 
> 
  I have purchased the AdaMagic Ada to C translator from SofCheck, after trying it
  out for some weeks. I am using it since several years as my main Ada compiler.
  I did not get it via a download but I did send an email, stating my requirements,
  and they could be met.

  Warner Bruns