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-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,27e56580ae0c3b7d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-07-22 05:16:13 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!news.tdcnorge.no!uninett.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: GNAT for Debian Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:16:13 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: References: <404ee0af.0307211056.15324da@posting.google.com> <20030722021229.15da08ae.david@realityrift.com> <20030722135518.32888aaa.david@realityrift.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1058876173 1685 129.241.83.78 (22 Jul 2003 12:16:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:16:13 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:40631 Date: 2003-07-22T12:16:13+00:00 List-Id: David Holm wrote: > Yes, we don't. That version is broken, the reason I left debian for Oh, how come I'm using it now then if it doesn't work? > gentoo was the poor ada support. (Old unmaintained packages, gcc-3 > instead of gnat etc). Whatever are you talking about? gcc-3 in stead of gnat? > But lets not turn this into a flamewar, I will not continue the > discussion. But for anyone interested in ada I'm just asking that you > have a look at what gentoo will provide you with in a week or two > before deciding which distribution suits you best. With Gentoo you need a fast computer and lots of disc space as you have to compile everything yourself. My 166MHz at home would waste about a month before I could do any Ada programming. -- Ada95 is good for you. http://www.crystalcode.com/codemage/MainMenu/Coding/Ada/IntroducingAda.php