Re: Preferred OS, processor family for running embedded Ada?

[Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>]

"Mike Silva" <snarflemike@yahoo.com> writes:

> First a bit of background.  I'm a longtime embedded programmer and a
> dabbler in Ada (I'd use it more if I could get paid for it).  Now I'd
> like to play around with Ada on a single-board computer.  I have no
> particular goals in mind other than to try something "neat".  So, what
> is likely to be the quickest, most foolproof way for me to get from
> here to there?
>
> I'm assuming I'll want an OS on the board for the runtime stuff.
> Would one of the *BSDs or Linux be the way to go?  If so and given my
> intentions, would there be a reason to choose one over the other?  My
> contrary side wants to try a *BSD, but I have no experience in any of
> them _or_ Linux.
>
> And what about processor family?  I was thinking ARM or Coldfire or
> PPC (something in the MPC5xx family maybe).  Again, would there be an
> Ada- or OS-related reason to choose one over the others?
>
> I did ask an abbreviated version of this question at the bottom of
> another thread, but I'm hoping this thread will have more visibility.
> So, is all of this do-able by a mere mortal?  Many thanks for any
> advice!

I responded to this before. There are several readily available
solutions to the requirements as you state them.

They all cost money, several thousands of dollars. You don't say how
much money you are willing to spend; is $10k too much?

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