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-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,11d39408e66ea211 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-03-20 13:22:27 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!freenix!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Hans-Olof Danielsson" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: GNAT Question Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 21:40:25 +0100 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: References: <7wLt6.19470$bL.1855137@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com> Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 985123287 30957 137.194.161.2 (20 Mar 2001 21:21:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 21:21:27 +0000 (UTC) To: Return-Path: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:5928 Date: 2001-03-20T21:40:25+01:00 I would suggest a look at the MaRTE OS, an OS mostly written in Ada at http://ctrpc17.ctr.unican.es/marte.html . Maybe you can reuse some of it or better, add a virtual FS to it %>P Regards/HOD ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris.danx" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada To: Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 5:25 PM Subject: GNAT Question > Hi, > Does anyone know if i can use GNAT to do OS work? I don't mean writing > apps but the OS itself. Currently just starting work on it and we're > implementing virtual FS support as a file on disk. We're doing it in C via > DJGPP but i hate C, like many on this group i gather. I know of AdaOS and > have been to the site for it. The info seems to suggest that you can't use > GNAT, and the development of an Ada compiler for this kinda thing is needed. > > Why can't i use Ada? Everything would be great and falt free, well free > from C anyway. Can I link DJGPP with Ada? That might be a temp solution. > I thought GNAT was modified C backend so what would get in my way. > > I wouldn't have to edit autoexec.bat, reboot, do some C work, edit > autoexec.bat and reboot, do some Ada work, etc... > > > Thanks > Chris Campbell > > > _______________________________________________ > comp.lang.ada mailing list > comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org > http://ada.eu.org/mailman/listinfo/comp.lang.ada