new Ada compiler

["Andrew Carroll" <andrew@carroll-tech.net>]

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> Date: 20 Nov 2003 14:49:14 -0500
> From: Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>
> Subject: Re: new Ada compiler
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> "Andrew Carroll" <andrew@carroll-tech.net> writes:
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> > Hmmm, must be the Ada language version I am thinking of.  Is it Ada0X or
> > Ada200X?
>
> Yes; they are both the same :)

Thank you




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> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 21:59:36 +0000
> From: Nick Roberts <nick.roberts@acm.org>
> Subject: Re: new Ada compiler
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> The new compiler for the AdaOS project is going to be called ECLAT --
> Experimental Compiler Library and Tools -- and I'm afraid it's still very
> much at the construction stage at the moment.
>
> I think a reasonable estimate at when the first version will be ready is
> 2005 or 2006, and it will incorporate the new features of a language
> revision, assuming there is one by then (which now seems likely).
>
> The first target will be IA-32 basic (based on the original Compaq386 PC)
> standalone. This will produce a directly bootable binary image, requiring
> no run time support, but with limitations (e.g. no tasking). Initially,
> there will be almost no optimisations.
>
> More targets and optimisations will be progressively added.
>
> There's no website for ECLAT yet. I'll start a project on SourceForge or
> BerliOS some time in the future.
>
> --
> Nick Roberts

Just what I wanted to know.  Awesome!!