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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,ddccebfb25095581 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!enst.fr!melchior!cuivre.fr.eu.org!melchior.frmug.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert C. Leif" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: What is the best source of GNAT for Win32? Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 09:36:55 -0800 Organization: Newport Instruments Message-ID: Reply-To: rleif@rleif.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelace.ada-france.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org 1104082651 15042 212.85.156.195 (26 Dec 2004 17:37:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:37:31 +0000 (UTC) To: Return-Path: X-Authenticated-User: rleif.rleif.com X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcTrcXX1hUWN1JncTb6JNxTIIT4ryA== X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at ada-france.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Gateway to the comp.lang.ada Usenet newsgroup" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:7214 Date: 2004-12-26T09:36:55-08:00 Since GNAT has become the dominant Ada compiler and AdaCore does not appear to be providing binary distributions, a new source for a binary distribution including a simple install needs to be created. One other possibility would be to provide a binary distribution of A# that was independent of GNAT. This distribution of an Ada compiler should include a development environment. This could be a functioning version of the AdaCore's GPS or integration with Microsoft's Visual Studio. Does the available public version of GPS have a functioning pretty printer? In order to serve as the basis of an Ada environment, AdaGide needs a browse or point and click means for inclusion of the paths to packages. It would be appropriate to charge a reasonable fee for providing a binary distribution of a complete development environment that includes a complete Ada compiler. A reasonable range for this fee would be 25 to 100 dollars. Presently, it appears that my initial fears concerning the capacity of the Free Software Foundation to establish monopolies was well founded. I must also admit that a very significant portion of Ada Core's dominance is based on their excellent technology. Bob Leif