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Open-Source Ada: From Gateware to Application

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60 points Bogdanp | 1 comments | 01 Nov 25 15:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.271s | source
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no_wizard ◴[01 Nov 25 19:33 UTC] No.45784599[source]▶
This is specifically for hardware. Looks really cool!

I’ve always been confused about Ada the language and its licensing though. I know this project is open source but is the language as well? It’s unclear to me, though I may be missing information

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1. i-con ◴[01 Nov 25 20:04 UTC] No.45784878[source]▶
If you are looking for an open-source compiler, many distros (e.g. Archlinux, Debian and derivatives) bootstrap a full GCC (GNU compiler collection). Sometimes you have to install a particular packet, e.g. `gnat` or `gcc-ada`. There's also a language-specific packet tool `alire` that seems to aim to be somewhat like cargo. It can also install toolchains, IIRC.