leisner.wbst139@XEROX.COM (12/23/90)
Is there a good, free ADA compiler floating around? I've used gcc on suns and am very impressed. There's good descriptions for most machines in gcc that run Unix. I don't know what technical problems have to be solved to host an ADA compiler onto a Unix host with FSF machine descriptions. Is anyone working on these issues? Also certification is another issue. marty (I'm really in Henrietta, not Webster, but the Xerox mail system doesn't believe in people moving) ARPA: leisner.wbst139@xerox.com NS: leisner:wbst139:xerox UUCP: hplabs!arisia!leisner
madmats@elcgl.epfl.ch (01/12/91)
In article <1991Jan6.135259.1@capd.jhuapl.edu>, waltrip@capd.jhuapl.edu writes: > A free compiler might be worth > considering. > I can only say that I fully agree, especially if an aproach like the one taken for gcc is followed. Mats
leisner.wbst139@XEROX.COM (03/30/91)
Someone is working on a free ADA compiler to plug into gnu C. The quality of the GNU stuff cannot be beat!! I happen to agree with the GNU philosophy -- software should be as free as air. Vendors don't serve a useful role in society -- they just take your money and don't fix bugs. Do people really like ADA or they use it because they have to? ADA seems to have a lot in common with PL/1. I program in C and have no problems. marty (Knowledge is useful in the Information Age) (Software is mindstuff. It is the hardest activity created by man) ARPA: leisner.wbst139@xerox.com NS: leisner:wbst139:xerox UUCP: hplabs!arisia!leisner
jls@rutabaga.Rational.COM (Jim Showalter) (04/02/91)
>ADA seems to have a lot in common with PL/1. I program in C and have no >problems. Quantify, please. What is the complexity measure of the programs you work on? Specifically, provide the following: a) SLOC b) Number of developers c) Number of configurations (targets, options, etc) d) Number of subcontractors/sites e) Number of threads of control f) Number of estimated years for project g) Estimated cost h) Number of development environments/languages i) Number of paradigms (e.g. real-time embedded, data base, GUI, etc) j) Documentation/design standards required to adhere to (e.g. 2167A, etc) Only when these sorts of things are taken into account does the statement that you "have no problems" programming in C acquire enough semantic content to be useful. Until then, you could be hacking out 2k programs on a PC, in which case C might actually be up to the job. P.S. Does "no problems" include no problems with pointers walking off into hyperspace, functions returning the wrong type of result, functions getting called with the wrong type/number of arguments, inability to read the code two weeks later, or any of a number of other problems commonly encountered by C folks? -- ***** DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed herein are my own, except in the realm of software engineering, in which case I've borrowed them from incredibly smart people.
arra@inmet.inmet.com (04/04/91)
>> Someone is working on a free ADA compiler to plug into gnu C.
Very interesting!
Who, where, when, how's it going, etc?
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