Re: GNAT GPL 2005 Edition is now available

[Niklas Holsti <nobody@nowhere.fi>]

Ludovic Brenta wrote:
>  ...
> As of now, there are several possible choices for the next default Ada
> compiler in Debian:
> 
> * GNAT GPL 2005 Edition, with libgnat under GPL (from
>   libre.adacore.com)
> 
> * gnat-3.4, with libgnat-3.4 under GMGPL (from gcc.gnu.org)
> 
> * gnat-4.0, with libgnat-4.0 under GMGPL (from gcc.gnu.org)
> 
> * gnat-3.4 from gcc.gnu.org, with patches merged from GNAT GPL 2005
>   Edition, retaining the libgnat-3.4 under GMGPL.  This means much
>   more work for me, and I invite contributions.  This also means that
>   this compiler will be different from compilers in all other
>   distributions.
> ...
> Please cast a vote on this forum.  This is the time to influence the
> next version of Debian.

I use GNAT 3.15p (20020523) on Debian "sarge" to create what is 
planned to be a non-GPL commercial program. Therefore, the GMGPL 
is important to me (also on Microsoft systems, of course).

As I have not experimented with the post-3.15 GNAT versions, I 
have no favourite among 3.4 or 4.0, but vote for anything with the 
GMGPL rather than GNAT GPL 2005. My application uses GtkAda but 
does not use ASIS nor GLADE nor any of the other Ada libraries 
mentioned in this thread.

Ludovic Brenta wrote:
 >
 > PS. ... I'd also like to
 > hear your reasons for using, or not using, Debian.

I chose Debian mainly because it seemed the purest "Linux-spirit" 
distribution. It has worked well for me and I feel no need to change.

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Niklas Holsti
Tidorum Ltd
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