Re: Verdix VADS ADA or GNU ADA on an SGI...

[dennison@romulus23.DAB.GE.COM (Ted Dennison)]

In article <1994Sep22.143838.388@mksol.dseg.ti.com>, connor@mksol.dseg.ti.com (martin connor) writes:
|> We are in the process of selecting an ADA compiler for an SGI workstation.
|> The engineers want VERIX VADS, the accountants want GNU ADA (based on cost).
|> Has anyone used either of these on an SGI workstation?  Does GNU ADA have
|> tools, or support?  In the long run would the VERDIX ADA be a better choice?
|> 
|>                                         Thanks in advance,
|> 
|>                                         Martin Connor
|> 
|>                                         connor@dseg.ti.com

GNU Ada (I assume you are talking about Ada, not ADA) is still under development.
It is missing several critical features (including tasking on non-Suns). I would
consider use of GNU Ada a very "high-risk" choice (to use manager lingo). If you
can purchase the commercial product, there is no sense taking the risk. If not,
download GNAT and check the feature list CAREFULLY to make sure that everything
you need to do is supported.

That being said, I have used GNAT on one project already, and it worked quite
well. I had to work around several bugs, and I had to write my own version of
Sequential_IO, but none of the problems were insurmountable.

T.E.D.
dennison@romulus.orl.mmc.com