On Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:55:05 +0100 Alfredo Tupone <tup...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > > I would like to start including, in the gentoo tree, GNAT-GPL > > > built in the same way as sys-devel-gcc and selectable with gcc-config > > > > 1. Does this mean that GNAT-GPL build will include building a C > > compiler? If yes, will the C compiler be installed? > Yes, a C and a C++ compiler, and they will be installed > > > > 2. Will it be possible to combine GNAT-GPL with a different version of > > regular gcc C/C++ compilers? > No, not easily To be honest, I don't like this at all. This sounds like doubling the effort on maintaining gcc, and it sounds like people using GNAT-GPL would end up being forced to use old versions of GCC (also possibly missing patches). If the Ada compiler requires Ada to boostrap anyway, can't you just make it build the Ada compiler alone? -- Best regards, Michał Górny <http://dev.gentoo.org/~mgorny/>
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