Re: How do I build IRIX64 6.5 mips3 GNAT 3.13 compiler ?

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

Dirk Baerts <d.baerts@xs4all.nl> writes:

> As you say : "They ( sgi, Dirk ) use an internal version number, which
> is currently 1.4.1 which seems to be something like 3.13"
> 
> This - something like 3.13 - stresses my point : the internet
> community has completely lost control over source code that once was
> public domain.

Could you be a little more precise? What software that used to be
public domain did we (the "internet community") have control over that
we have now lost?

If something is "public domain", by definition nobody has control over
it.

If you are refering to GNAT, it was never public domain. It has always
been copyright FSF, released under the GPL, with the runtime under the
GNAT-modified GPL. FSF has designated ACT as the official maintainers
of GNAT; that is the extent of any "control". 

The terms of the GPL allow SGI to use different version numbers
(actually, it says nothing about version numbers). It can be
confusing, but if they are patching the standard GNAT distribution, I
don't see that they have much choice (they could use
<act-version>-<sgi-version>, but it's not a big deal).

> I wonder, where does this end ?
> 
> BTW. Any precompiled code is useless to me, I need a couple of
> adjustments to the standard.

The GPL also says if SGI gives you a binary they have to give you the
source. So get the binary, get the sources, and off you go.

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-- Stephe