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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: Ada Successor Language
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2018 09:18:07 +0200
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On 2018-06-05 00:12, G.B. wrote:
> On 04.06.18 21:37, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>> On 2018-06-04 18:54, G. B. wrote:
>>> Even performance wise, and addressing architecture, if GNAT can benefit
>>> from features of the Darwin OS, why put a hindrance of several layers 
>>> of C libraries in between?
>>
>> Because there is nothing else?
> 
> Why layers of Unix on Unix?

It is not about technical merits. UNIX is an awful OS. It is just as the 
things are. Most of public domain libraries are developed for Linux, 
ported to Windows and nobody really cares about the rest.

> If Unix needs to be between Ada and the OS for GNAT to work,
> then why not just use the BSD Unix that Macs have got?

Because Mac users don't want to use BSD?

> It seems as though programmers like putting much effort into making
> their programs work with autoconf and xyz-ports.

Luckily we have gpr projects [*]. But the question was about packaging 
and handling dependencies.

--------
* The irony is that AdaCore does trust it and continues to use the 
configure-mess.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de