> A simple way to get going on this would be to use open source for the JVM > and JGNAT, as suggested by Mike, so we do not need to reimplement what is > already working, but just extend it to support Ada features that are not > (well) supported by JVM. If the original is in C, it should be a simple thing to write the extensions in Ada from the beginning. But can you extend it and still ____? 1. Not break any security features in validated JVMs 2. Not lose the ability to have it validated as a "compliant" JVM. -- Wes Groleau http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau