Re: Ada on Mac

[Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>]

Martin Krischik wrote:
> Martin Dowie wrote:
> > Finally jumped ship and got a Mac...what's the best, free (as in beer)
> > Ada environment for Mac OS X?
>
> Funny that you ask, I just created one:
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=12974&package_id=291480
> needs http://www.macports.org/ to be installed first.
> But then there is also MacAda:
> http://www.macada.org/
> Which works with XCode.

The Wikibook page at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ada_Programming/Installing
lists both macada and the GNU Ada project in separate sections (resp.
4.5.9 and 4.3 in the table of contents) but it doesn't list Max OS as
supported in the GNU Ada project, nor does it explain the differences
between the two. Could someone in the know please add the appropriate
information for the benefit of all?

In particular I am curious how a hypothetical programmer wanting to
program in Ada on their Macintosh would choose between the two. Are
there differences in licensing? Integration with the rest of the
system? Libraries included?

--
Ludovic Brenta.