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: 103376,7e9e671b678b32cf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-31 01:55:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn14feed!wn12feed!worldnet.att.net!204.71.34.3!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!opentransit.net!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: Pascal Obry Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Compiling AdaSockets for Windows XP Date: 31 Dec 2002 10:55:37 +0100 Organization: Home - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: mix-rouen-107-1-77.abo.wanadoo.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: news-reader11.wanadoo.fr 1041328540 15058 193.248.20.77 (31 Dec 2002 09:55:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 31 Dec 2002 09:55:40 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2.93 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:32403 Date: 2002-12-31T09:55:40+00:00 List-Id: "Dr. Michael Paus" writes: > With a good IDE there is no need for that. I only do Java development on > Windows and haven't been missing these tools so far. In this case I just Ok. > wanted to compile an existing piece of Ada software as a test driver for > some Java software and this would have been easier with a ready to compile > socket binding (and if GNAT 3.15p would not have crashed two times on this Ready to compile for Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris, GNU/Linux, MacOSX... ? Easier for you but not the developers. It is better to have a common distribution and have the package configured on the right target. This help porting software on new targets too. > software which compiles fine on several other systems with GNAT 3.14p). As I said, with GNU softwares it is easier to install a GNU tooset. Most of them are using Makefile and sed/grep/awk are really nice tools to have anyway. Just my 2 cents, Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination" --| --| gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key C1082595