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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FROM_WORDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,15ce5e046cd0b91d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-05 10:48:36 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!newsfeed.telusplanet.net!news0.telusplanet.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Windows.Only.Vendors@Suck.Com Message-ID: Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada for OS/2 References: <3B417021.A68938D2@eyup.org> <0fqDUcnQj8JQ@eisner.encompasserve.org> <5ee5b646.0107051341.2a0d4b42@posting.google.com> <5ee5b646.0107071326.2f5cb239@posting.google.com> <5ee5b646.0108050810.a9b4f91@posting.google.com> User-Agent: ProNews/2 V1.51.ib104 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 17:48:36 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 142.59.200.215 X-Trace: news0.telusplanet.net 997033716 142.59.200.215 (Sun, 05 Aug 2001 11:48:36 MDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 11:48:36 MDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:11320 Date: 2001-08-05T17:48:36+00:00 List-Id: On Sun, 5 Aug 2001 16:10:47, dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar) wrote: > dwparsons@t-online.de (Dave Parsons) wrote in message news:... > > In essence, I only followed the instructions in README.BUILD, plus > > a few minor tweaks to the makefiles. The tweaks to the makefiles are needed information. When you are ready to release let me know as I want to try the build myself and would like to get some help for the process. > > In our experience, building GNAT is quite straightforward if > > a) you have reasonable experience with building gcc, and know the > basic structure of the makefiles (and are fully familiar with make), > i.e. just basic gcc build knowledge Well, here is the crux of the problem: I do not have the requisite experience which is why I am interested in getting the method down and archiving it. > > b) you follow the instructions. It is amazing how often people get > into trouble because they think they know better than the instructions :-) I am able, and willing, to follow instructions. But when those instructions rely on assumed knowledge they are of little use to the beginner. See above. -- tjeric_k AT telusplanet_net remove any underscores to get the proper address