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Subject: Re: A new universe of Ada
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On Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 6:26:40 AM UTC+10, Simon Wright wrote:
> Roger Mc <roge...@gmail.com> writes: 
> 
> >> Only suggestion: install one of my builds, set it on your PATH, run alr 
> >> toolchain --select & choose the 'gnat_external' line for the 
> >> compiler. Alire then chooses a compatible gprbuild. 
> >> 
> >> 11.2.0 at Github: 
> >> https://github.com/simonjwright/distributing-gcc/releases/tag/gcc-11.2.0-native 
> >> 
> >> Or 12.1.0 from Github: 
> >> https://github.com/simonjwright/distributing-gcc/releases/tag/gcc-12.1.0-x86_64 
> > 
> > Thanks Simon 
> > I cloned 12.1.0 from Github then tried .doinstall in the native directory. 
> > It gets to Do you want to proceed with installation but when I respond 
> > with Y nothing happens.
> I don't understand what you've done, at all. "cloned"? ".doinstall"? 
> "native directory"? 
> 
> I see that the README at the link above (in fact like most of my 
> READMEs) might be thought to be less than clear; perhaps the very first 
> thing should be the Install section. It says 
> 
> Download the binary .pkg. It's not signed, so don't double-click on 
> it; instead, right-click on it and Open. Accept the warning. You will 
> be guided through the installation. 
> 
> It should also say that "the binary .pkg" is to be found by scrolling to 
> the bottom of the page.
Many thanks, much appreciated
I confused the issue as I'm only used to downloading programs from git's " code" page.
I had no problems following your instructions above which resulted in an easy installation.
I'm currently using the 2019 version of gps for development but am investigating alr.