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: 103376,39a02718efa7592 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-01-31 17:00:52 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!godot.cc.duq.edu!toads.pgh.pa.us!evans.pgh.pa.us!user From: evans@evans.pgh.pa.us (Arthur Evans Jr) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Is there any ADA for Mac ? Followup-To: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 20:00:52 -0500 Organization: Ada Consulting Message-ID: References: <95030.195803MZUNDO@ESOC.BITNET> NNTP-Posting-Host: evans.pgh.pa.us Date: 1995-01-31T20:00:52-05:00 List-Id: In article <95030.195803MZUNDO@ESOC.BITNET>, wrote: > I'm currently working in ADA on a Vax VMS system, and I'd like to be > able to do some work at home on a Powerbook 520c Mac. As others have already replied, Meridian Ada is the only game in town. I've used it a lot and I'm productive with it, but I would never claim that it's wonderful. You should be aware that Meridian was acquired by (or merged with) Verdix, which later became part of Rational. Rational has stated publicly that, although they will continue to maintain Meridian Ada, they will not upgrade it. That means no port to PowerMAC and no upgrade to Ada 95. And that means the product is effectively dead, although it will still keep breathing for a little while. In my opinion, the only reasonable hope we Mac lovers have is a port of GNAT. Will that ever happen? Who knows? If there were a GCC port, I expect that ACT would promptly do the GNAT port. Is there a GCC port? Rumors (from "usually reliable sources") have it that a company called Cygnus in California has done the port. Repeated attempts on my part to elicit information from Cygnus have been met by silence. If anyone reading this knows more, please speak up. Another possibility is that MetroWerks will add Ada to their product line. That would be wonderful! Art Evans Arthur Evans Jr, PhD Phone: 412-963-0839 Ada Consulting FAX: 412-963-0927 461 Fairview Road Pittsburgh PA 15238-1933 evans@evans.pgh.pa.us