Re: [OT] Gnat cross compiling FreeBSD to Win32 ?

[Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>]

On 14 May 2002 12:55:09 -0400, Stephen Leake wrote:
> Well, I want a _stable_ system, not a _testing_ system. Windows NT is
> a _stable_ system.

Debian testing is _stable_ now. I've been using it for 1 year.

> for my taste. The binary install from ACT was much simpler, just not
> quite as simple as the Windows version.

Though it may be simple, you must still recompile all your libraries
like libgtkada asis etc... 

> Neither apt-get nor dselect is as 'user-friendly' as Install Shield
> when it comes to customizing an installation.

Please explain.

> I'll stick to Debian stable, thank you!

Well Testing will catch up with you in short time. Actually it was
sceduled for release 1 May, but was delayed.

> Ok. So I have to remember "apt-get" instead of "dselect". And I'm

If you have such a bad memory I'm surprised you manage to code in the
first place. ;-) I don't buy it. But then use gnome-apt or some other
graphical frontend. Sorry but I have dealt with Debian and windows for
years now and Debian proves time and time again to be much more easy.

When I got my new laptop at work I had a Debian system up and running
with *all* packages I had on my desktop system in 55 min and *one*
reboot. Installing Windows took 3 hours (mainly due to network driver
problems) and then I had to start installing the software which took
about 5 hours and I guess about 15-20 reboots.

> _not_ talking about "upgrading the system"; I'm talking about
> "upgrading one application (Emacs)". So I have to remember what
> apt-get calls the emacs package. dselect _shows_ me what it is called!

But then you use dselect or gnome-apt. The only thing you need is to
tell them to look in the right place for a new version.

> I think I'll make a full disk backup first :).

You can do that, but I would be more concerned in backing up my data not
programs I can download ;-)

> A bigger point is that I am _not_ a typical computer consumer. We
> should be comparing notes on how to install Myst, or the latest
> Quicken upgrade. (What? Those are not available for Linux? oh well,
> never mind :). 

If I had time for games I would choose interactive fiction, but what we
should do is make more Ada software. And speaking of this I'll need help
porting my app to Windows. ;-) (Porting being basicly how to deal with
where to put config files etc... the rest should recompile on a GNAT
compiler. But first I have to wait for GtkAda 2.0 and Gtk+ 2.0 binaries)

Preben