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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,a875d9649dde34e3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit From: Brian May Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Not redistributing GNAT Pro References: <4e8fe302b927b504b93983dba6b0d79f@localhost.talkaboutprogramming.com> <87y8imp52w.fsf@insalien.org> <4163C54F.9050700@netcabo.pt> <87sm8qmjhv.fsf_-_@insalien.org> <87oejdkvd0.fsf@insalien.org> Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 12:27:18 +1000 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:jCihZqTgZJzxQr0R9Ix/q3VJyGU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl-202-173-153-89.vic.westnet.com.au X-Trace: news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com 1097288826 202.173.153.89 (9 Oct 2004 12:27:06 +1000) X-Complaints-To: abuse@pipenetworks.com X-Abuse-Info: Please forward all headers to enable your complaint to be properly processed. Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!newsfeed-east.nntpserver.com!nntpserver.com!news1.optus.net.au!optus!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com!not-for-mail Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:4946 Date: 2004-10-09T12:27:18+10:00 List-Id: >>>>> "Ludovic" == Ludovic Brenta writes: Ludovic> "Jeff C r e e.m" writes: >> gcc 3.4.1 is pretty solid. Sure it has got a few issues here >> and there but so does ever compiler (including the supported >> versions). I recommend that people who are unable or unwilling >> to purchase the supported version move on to gcc 3.4.1 and the >> various community supported side tools (such as ASIS, Florist). Ludovic> I do not recommend this at the moment. GCC 3.4.1 is on Ludovic> par, quality-wise, with GNAT 3.15p, but it still lacks Ludovic> Glade and requires an extra option (-gstabs+) to generate Ludovic> debugging information compatible with the Ada-aware GCC Ludovic> 5.3. When those two issues are solved, I will consider Ludovic> GCC 3.4 as the next Debian Ada compiler. Will ASIS work with GCC 3.4? I read somewhere (perhaps the adabrowse website), that adabrowse won't work with GCC 3.4, because it requires ASIS which doesn't work with GCC 3.4. This might be out-of-date now? -- Brian May