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Reply To: | W. Wesley Groleau x4923 |
Date: | Fri, 3 Dec 1999 09:52:34 -0500 |
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> > Not only that, but it is difficult to argue that Ada is the most portable
> > language, since an easy comeback is "What language is used for the
> > compiler?". The Intermetrics front end is in C. The GNAT back end is in
> > C. "Why?" Portability.
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> That is certainly not the explanation here.
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> I would say that the GNAT back end is in C because GNAT uses the GCC backend
> which is in C, has always been in C and was in C many years before GNAT came
> to life !
Because GNAT uses the GCC backend, it is easy for it to integrate code
with gcc, g77, g++, gpascal, gas, etc. This helps against the popular
myth that Ada doesn't work well with other things.
Now, it is not quite a myth that Ada people (myself included) do not work
well with other people. :-)
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