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: 103376,32cfbb718858528b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-08 11:46:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!wn2feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "SteveD" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3D002D11.CC706952@adaworks.com> <4519e058.0206071148.9b87acf@posting.google.com> <3D0116F3.7254E263@despammed.com> <3D018106.6080004@worldnet.att.net> <5ee5b646.0206080411.7da58d12@posting.google.com> Subject: Re: Commercial C To Ada 95 compiler X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.225.227.101 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net 1023562000 12.225.227.101 (Sat, 08 Jun 2002 18:46:40 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2002 18:46:40 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2002 18:46:40 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25554 Date: 2002-06-08T18:46:40+00:00 List-Id: "Robert Dewar" wrote in message news:5ee5b646.0206080411.7da58d12@posting.google.com... [snip] > > In general the point is that a translator that does this kind of translation > must have all the intelligence and semantic knowledge of a C compiler (and > must be written by someone who knows the formal semantics and typical usage > of both languages comprehensively). I think you would agree that a C to Ada translator is technically feasable. Whether or not anyone would want such a beast is another matter. It is unlikely that anyone would fund such an effort but... stranger things have happened. SteveD