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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:ac8:24ce:: with SMTP id t14mr4292249qtt.246.1565732214883; Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:36:54 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:aca:b554:: with SMTP id e81mr3026203oif.7.1565732214580; Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:36:54 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder-in1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!b26no6334688qtq.0!news-out.google.com!d29ni1369qtg.1!nntp.google.com!b26no6334683qtq.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:36:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=47.185.223.245; posting-account=zwxLlwoAAAChLBU7oraRzNDnqQYkYbpo NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.185.223.245 References: <99d6b543-10fe-43a9-b3eb-2a4612e8d497@googlegroups.com> <0495690d-3269-4773-a6a5-ffb3f3d287a8@googlegroups.com> <54b0ee54-08c4-468d-89cf-7344d1ce3f18@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <536f125f-8811-4fe8-8f8e-a47791f79732@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: What is best linux distribution for Ada programmers? From: Optikos Injection-Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:36:54 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:57060 Date: 2019-08-13T14:36:54-07:00 List-Id: On Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 3:01:20 PM UTC-5, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote: > On 2019-08-13 18:13, Optikos wrote: > > On Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 10:48:33 AM UTC-5, Dmitry A. Kazakov wro= te: > >> On 2019-08-13 17:31, Optikos wrote: > >> > >>> Well, then perhaps he should spend less time on sandwiches and more t= ime maintaining this > >>> webpage: > >>> > >>> https://people.debian.org/~lbrenta/debian-ada-policy.html#Help-wanted > >>> > >>> No updates since 2014 make this championing of Ada on Debian appear m= orribund to the casual > >>> observer who happens to visit this flagship webpage for the Ada-on-De= bian effort. > >> > >> It is not a blog, it is a document describing rules of packaging Ada > >> projects for Debian. That is in there too, but other material appears interspersed on that webpa= ge. The other material (especially the tables' content) is antiquated. > >> Less updates the better. As a provider of Debian > >> packages I would be horrified and have dropped Debian (and consequentl= y > >> Ubuntu) support if it were changed each year. > >=20 > > What is the =E2=80=9Cit=E2=80=9D to which you refer=E2=80=941) that web= page or 2) the Ada package in Debian? You surely > > aren't saying that there has been a complete lack of updates to the Ada= package in Debian since 2014 > > (and that the webpage is accurate & current), are you? >=20 > The Debian Ada policy document. I am not aware of any inaccuracies or=20 > changes regarding Debian/Ubuntu Ada policies. >=20 > --=20 > Regards, > Dmitry A. Kazakov > http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de There is more in that webpage than merely normative policies. The tables o= f cross referencing versions of FSF GCC and AdaCore GNAT releases has not b= een updated since 2014. This flagship webpage for Ada-on-Debian gives the = strong impression (e.g., to such people who pose OP's question) that the Ad= a-on-Debian effort is receiving less-fervent attention that it once did a h= alf-decade ago, due to the stale information in those cross-reference table= s. Except embedded-target-specific distributions of Linux for various typicall= y-ARM SBCs, the OP should never even need to doubt that Debian has the most= -vibrant active FSF GNAT Ada support (outside of AdaCore) of all the Linux = distributions.