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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: installations directory
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:29:02 +0000
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"krischik" <krischik@users.sourceforge.net> writes:

> Is it difficult to produce installation packages for mandriva linux or
> Mac?

Mandrake is RedHat based & uses RPMs. But I'm not up with the latest
(I tend to upgrade OS when I buy a new box!).

For MacOS, there's a team who implement GNAT Ada integrated with the
XCode development system; I built my own 4.0.0 which comes in at 33 MB
(.tar.gz), they are running at 4.01 (they say, I don't know what that
actually corresponds to!). http://www.macada.org/

> Besides: I have the feeling that most users who have wish for multiple
> installations compile there own anyway.
>
> But I still consider:
>
> /opt/gnat/gpl
> /opt/gnat/gcc
> /opt/gnat/pro
>
> as it has a good relation between extra effort and extra features
> gained.

Yes, seems sensible. I use eg

  /opt/4.0.0
  /opt/gnat-gpl-2005

but that's purely ny convention, nothing special to recommend it and
yours has the strong advantage of actually mentioning GNAT!