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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,acd1e4cd267c7637 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada From: anon@anon.org (anon) Subject: Re: Pointer on Ada Systems programming? Reply-To: anon@anon.org (anon) References: <1190590651.113335.46650@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com> <1190639937.938176.174270@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 2.0 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:36:03 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.65.108.15 X-Complaints-To: abuse@worldnet.att.net X-Trace: bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net 1190673363 12.65.108.15 (Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:36:03 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:36:03 GMT Organization: AT&T Worldnet Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:2117 Date: 2007-09-24T22:36:03+00:00 List-Id: Try MaRTE ( x86 ) http://marte.unican.es/ or try RTEMS ( x86, Coldfire ) http://www.rtems.com/ These two OS system are classified as RTOS, with a number of device drivers and have POSIX API profiles! And both are supported by the GNAT Ada compiler. Note: Both sites have documentation for their OS in English. Also, both systems can be run under BOCHS. So you do not need to supply a floppy or disk partitions to use them unless you want to. The BOCHS system protect the hardware from software modifications or errors that might damage the computer. And it halts the concept of rebooting to switch OS until your ready for a test drive. For BOCHS: http://bochs.sourceforge.net/ As for Toy_Lovelace well the project web sites has yet to include any files or links to files. So to me, the project is still in its initialization stages. In <1190639937.938176.174270@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, Litestar writes: >On Sep 24, 8:20 am, a...@anon.org (anon) wrote: >> The problem of trying solve your question is what type of OS programming >> are you talking about: >> >> Writing modules or device drives. Creating Ada packages such as >> SDL binding, or BLAS, just to name two. >> >> Or trying to write an Ada OS or adding to an existing one. Some like >> Toy_Lovelace (0x86 only) project exist, but have no files to show. Only >> a mailing list. Now, others like MaRTE OS or RTEMS OS are up and >> running with some projects finished while others are on going, >> or just getting started. >> >> So we need more info! >> >> In <1190590651.113335.46...@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com>, Litestar writes: >> >> >Specifically for x86 & ARM (Coldfire too if possible)? >> >I'm looking to do some OS-writing in Ada, and would like any pointers >> >and/or references that c.l.a has to offer. >> >Thanks! >> > -- LS > >I'm looking to write a small/minimal OS in Ada, so any tips/references >from device drivers down... >I believe that I once had an email "conversation" with Frederic Boyer >about Lovelace OS... >