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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:a24:69c2:: with SMTP id e185-v6mr5302941itc.55.1532318646022; Sun, 22 Jul 2018 21:04:06 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:aca:2b06:: with SMTP id i6-v6mr611012oik.0.1532318645731; Sun, 22 Jul 2018 21:04:05 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.uzoreto.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder-in1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!g2-v6no4120174itf.0!news-out.google.com!l67-v6ni5001itl.0!nntp.google.com!d7-v6no4162706itj.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 21:04:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <0aced154-7279-44e7-8c98-95f730987bfa@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=60.241.255.120; posting-account=9p4LagoAAACu4hgIpT2I_W6cajcJVP4I NNTP-Posting-Host: 60.241.255.120 References: <1d3743b1-1a36-429d-92c7-9ae0e7c16e63@googlegroups.com> <0aced154-7279-44e7-8c98-95f730987bfa@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Ada: A beginners experience From: blakemichael073@gmail.com Injection-Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 04:04:05 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:53943 Date: 2018-07-22T21:04:05-07:00 List-Id: On Friday, July 20, 2018 at 9:08:40 AM UTC+8, Philip Munts wrote: > Try MuntsOS, available at: http://git.munts.com/arm-linux-mcu >=20 > If you are willing to cross-compile from Debian (or equivalent) Linux, Mu= ntsOS provides a reduced OS environment and cross-toolchains including FSF = GNAT. You can develop programs for the Raspberry Pi Model Zero ($5), any o= ther Raspberry Pi model, and the BeagleBone family including the PocketBeag= le. >=20 > For native development (e.g. Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi), you can use t= he regular Debian GNAT packages and my Linux Simple I/O Library at: http://= git.munts.com/libsimpleio >=20 > Nearly all of Ada example programs in MuntsOS can be compiled and run nat= ively as well. >=20 > Regards, Phil Hello, I have found your libsimpleio library and I am going to try and use it soon= . I have a beaglebone black which I am going to try and get started with pr= ogramming on soon, I just need to connect to a monitor etc. When I run in t= o any problems I hope that it is okay to ask for some guidance. One of the unusual parts of learning technology in general is the 'moving t= arget' nature of the field. Tutorials that are very practical in nature are= obsolete very quickly when the complier/operating system/drivers etc are u= pdated. This takes a little getting used to, and is very different to my pr= evious field of study. Anyway the good news is that I think that I can see a viable pathway to get= ting underway with a different approach. There seems to be more learning ma= terial available for embedded linux, and it is easier to relate it to simpl= e application programming.=20 Regards Mike Blake =20