Re: Translating an embedded C algorithm

["Alexander E. Kopilovich" <aek@VB1162.spb.edu>]

Larry Kilgallen wrote:
>> from the other hand, they do not say what exactly they can offer,
>> whether it is immediately ready for use, and how much it costs
>> (not even dreaming about downloadable evaluation version).
>
>I found it was easy to deal with them as someone seriously interested.

Well, I suppose so. The problem, though, is in being "seriously interested"
in advance.

>> So probably Sofcheck is really able to provide that Ada-to-C compiler for a
>> determined customer, who is willing to pay enough for that. But this is not
>> the case for absolute majority of embedded software developers.
>
>Because they are not determined, or because they want it free ?

Mostly because they are far from determined customers in this case.

Even if one developed some interest for a way through Ada (perhaps looking
at Ada as a kind of "super lint") there still will be significant obstacles
to overcome (mostly non-technical) and perspective gains are very uncertain
without any past experience of that kind.

The price is secondary in this case, I believe - it may repel some, but not
all... even not majority of perspective customers of that kind - because
various embedded development kits aren't too cheap anyway, and they are
routinely purchased and used.

Anyway, as there appeared at least 2 experienced users of that AdaMagic
Ada-to-C compiler, it may be an elegant (and even, perhaps, useful) completion
of this thread if someone takes from it hand-made C-to-Ada translation, feed
this Ada program to AdaMagic compiler, and then post the resulting C code
(produced by AdaMagic compiler) here.