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From: Simon Wright <simon.j.wright@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: ada compiler?
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:41:52 +0000
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anon@anon.org (anon) writes:

> First, GNAT may be the only Ada 2005 compiler at the movement but
> that may change if other posters arecorrect. Second, GNAT is not the
> only compiler in use today, people are still using Ada 95 from other
> vendors.  Software vedors like GHS, IBM, and Janas have Ada
> compilers and not one of them use "gnatmake".  But all vendors
> including Adacore uses a version of the three steps to build an Ada
> partition.

It does me no good to know how to invoke the components of a GNAT
build session if I'm using Object Ada.

I suppose you don't use gcc either; cccp, cc1, as, ld? No, I thought
not.

> And if you check with the Ada LRM you will see that the LM promotes a 
> concept of not wasting or hogging resources.  Since "gnatmake" is a 
> resource hog the concept states that it should not be used. And as most 
> poster say the Ada LRM is the final word.

Please quote chapter and verse (ie, I think you are making this up).

> Now just to be funny. Adacore would love to hear this but, the
> boss's blood pressure might hit the roof. That is, if the programmer
> said, "I do not know how to build a Ada program without using
> 'gnatmake' ".

Since the boss has never heard of gnatmake I don't think you are
correct in this scenario.

The boss would be really pissed off if people were wasting their time
using gcc, gnatbind, gnatlink as you suggest when there is a perfectly
adequate tool ie gnatmake which suits 99% of the uses.