For client/server programming, once the Ada-2005 specs were adopted last
year Adacore has decided to stop using the RPC package based in Annex-E
by using the RM Annex E.2. (20). Also, back in 2005 they introduce the
Java
based Partition Communication Subsystem (PCS) called Polyorb. And now it
the only PCS package sup****ted by Adacore and GNAT-2008.
So, you only have three choices:
1. Use Polyorb, aka Cobra, MOM, etc. In this case, since Polyorb is
based from Java Cobra subsystem, I would use Java. Includes
examples written in Ada.
2. Write you own PCS. And you can use the language of your choice
so long as that language sup****ts networks.
3. Or go back and get the Gnat-Glade-2007 package and build the
RPC. Which will not be sup****ted, except maybe from those who
have used the package through talks in chatrooms and maybe
forums. For this package C or Java is a good bet for a secondary
language. Includes Ada examples.
Since you say the protocols will be simple I would write my own PCS.
Using both Ada and Java for the mixed languages. And you can find C
and Java network examples on the net that can be use to help you write
your Ada code. Skip the overhead of Polynorb or the updating/compiling
for GNAT-Glade-2007 subsystem.
In <4eb01401-f094-444d-8ab2-cebeab2d839c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Tomek Walkuski <tomek.walkuski@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>I need to do some co-op work in client-server environment. I have to
>write (some) server and I want to do this in Ada. Team mate has to
>write client communicating with my server and he wants to use, for
>example, Java. What is the best choice to mix those languages? Any
>simple solution? Protocol between server and client will be "simple".
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