Re: Mixing Cygnus & Gnat compilers on the same machine

[Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

"Marin David Condic" <marin.condic.auntie.spam@pacemicro.com> writes:

> <snip>
> As for my apparent misconception about how Gnat would potentially move to
> different platforms, let me ask this: If Gnat and gcc merge, doesn't that
> mean that the Ada front end is now hooked to the normally distributed gcc
> back end? 

GNAT is already based on gcc. The "merge" discussion is about when
GNAT will appear the in "normal gcc distribution".

You can use GNAT for a MIPS target now. ACT supports the Solaris host;
I'm working on getting the Windows NT host working. It's mostly a
matter of setting the right configuration and compiling gcc and GNAT.

You won't find easy to install binaries for the MIPS target; you
either have to get ACT support, or be willing to compile it yourself.
Compiling gcc and GNAT is _not_ hard on host/target combinations that
are already supported. The hardest part is forcing yourself to follow
the instructions _exactly_, especially when applying the various
patches needed. 

Patching will become unnecessary when GNAT appears in the "normal gcc
distribution".

Hope this helps,

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-- Stephe