First to clarify, the compiling process. Normally to compile a program
step 1. gnat compile <filename>.adb
step 2. gnat bind <filename>.ali or gnatbind <filename>.ali
this program creates two files:
1. b~<filename>.adb
2. b~<filename>.ads
step 3. gnat link <filename>.ali or gnatlink <filename>.ali
this program compiles the package
b~<filename>.adb
and then finishes the linking process.
Note: After linking the b~<filename>.* files are deleted.
but in step two and three you can use
step 2. gnat bind -C <filename>.ali or gnatbind -C
<filename>.ali
this creates one file:
1. b_<filename>.c
this file is equivalence to the package file:
b~<filename>.adb
step 3. gnat link -C <filename>.ali or gnatlink -C <filename>.ali
this program compiles the C binder file
b_<filename>.c
and then finishes the linking process.
Note: After linking the b_<filename>.* files are deleted.
As for the thesis, I am not sure, you might be able to find it. There is
a "Jeffrey Skinner" that is into web designing. Maybe he is the same
guy, so I would suggest, that you email and ask him. The only problem I
see will be that the Ada translator and source code will be based on Ada
83 specs.
www.jeffreyskinner.com
Jeffrey Skinner. email: jeff [at] jeffreyskinner
aka
jeff@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In <822c5e24-bd20-458d-8346-ba22994aa850@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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climber.cui@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
>On Jul 22, 8:45 pm, a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(anon) wrote:
>> No!
>>
>> In GNAT the compiler generates assembly code. With one exception that
is
>> "GNATBIND" program. Using the "-C" option, GNATBIND with produce its
>> binder program in C. But that does very little for what most people
want.
>>
>> A thesis, back in 1991 by Jeffrey Skinner, was in titled "Ada2C: An
>> ADA-To-C Program Translator" but it seams that today, most "Ada2C"
>> programs have more to do with homework assignments than actual working
>> programs.
>>
>Any chance to get ADA to be translated to something readable, like ADA
>code plus run-time calls to its runtime system and pthread library?
>By the way, how to use GNAT to compile ada program into assembly code?
>I use gcc with -S option, but did not get anything but an assembly
>program with no body.
>
>tony
>
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