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Subject: Re: Help installing GNAT 3.15p on a linux machine
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:22:56 -0800
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:51:49 -0800, Beau  Elliott wrote:

> Can anyone help me with my install of GNAT 3.15p. I downloaded the
> linux version from http://libre.act-europe.fr/GNAT/
> 
> I then used:
> gunzip -c gnat-3.15p-i686-pc-redhat71-gnu-bin.tar.gz | tar xf -
> 
> I then used the doconfig (using option 2) script to create the
> doinstall file.
> 
> Once I did this, I ran the doinstall file and it finished.
> 
> I then wrote a hello world program to test it out,
> 
> I typed:
> 
> gcc -c hello.adb
> 
> and then I got an error saying: Ada compiler not installed on this
> system.
> 
> Can anyone help me fix this problem? I know this is not necessarily a
> Ada problem, but I assume some of you use linux and probably use this
> compiler so maybe some of you can help me solve my problem.  I would
> really like to use Ada in a linux environment. Thanks in advance!

I haven't read any other replies so I apologize if this is a repeat:

gcc a front end to the compilers, g++, etc.

If you haven't rebuilt gcc to include ada support, you cannot expect gcc
to compile your ada files for you. You want to use gnatmake (try typing
gnat<TAB> in your shell and you should see all possible completions)