Re: Writing a Mac Ada compiler

[evans@evans.pgh.pa.us (Arthur Evans Jr)]

In article <3jg167$a3l@nic.umass.edu>, cons116@twain.oit.umass.edu
(Mike White) wrote:

> Could anyone give me an idea of about how much of an effort it would be
> to write an Ada compiler for the Mac ...

Many dozens of person-years.

>                 I am quite dismayed by the general
> lack of Ada support on the mac and I figure others are too.

Yes, many of are dismayed.

If you have time on your hands and want to address this problem, port
GCC 2.6.3 to the Mac, and then bootstrap GNAT.  That's a much more
modest task and will result in a first class compiler.

And many of us will applaud loudly!

Art Evans

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