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-Thread: 103376,6c7dea22b75ba442 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!out04a.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!in02.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!cycny01.gnilink.net!spamkiller.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!trnddc04.POSTED!12222bec!not-for-mail From: "Bill Cunningham" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: ada compiler? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:59:39 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 71.188.202.245 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: trnddc04 1194649179 71.188.202.245 (Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:59:39 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:59:39 EST Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:18239 Date: 2007-11-09T22:59:39+00:00 List-Id: "anon" wrote in message news:Qk5Zi.10116$if6.911@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > The program and package bodies should be .adb > The package spec files are .ads > > For the gcc, the current version uses GNU GNAT: > Ada programs must be compiled, then they must bind, before they can be > linked into executable programs. > > gnat compile .adb > gnatbind .ali > gnatlink .ali > > In some cases the extension are optional. > > To get started try try searching the www.adapower.com site for > some example programs. OK great thanks. So what does a completed executable look like? Does it have an extension in the name or does it not need it. In linux systems are they executed just like other executables? Bill