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From: Natasha Kerensikova <lithiumcat@instinctive.eu>
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Hello,

On 2014-10-09, Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
> The problem with FSF GNAT is that once you try to use it with something
> other than mainstream desktop style operating systems you run into
> major problems or find outright it simply doesn't work.

What kind of major problems?

I've recently built avr-gnat and it haven't encountered any difficulty.
Are you implying major issues are awaiting me further in this path?

I'm also trying to build a cross-compiler for Nintendo DS, it's a bit
less smooth but I haven't spent much time on it yet. Is it also doomed?


Natasha