Not just Xcode. Doesn't ghc require a preexisting ghc? And one of the Lisp implementations, too, I think.
Are you talking about gnat, or is there a different gcc ada? On 4/30/09, Jack Howarth <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 12:09:54AM -0500, Peter O'Gorman wrote: >> Jack Howarth wrote: >> > I've considered adding ada to the compilers built in the >> > gcc4X packages and have decided against it. The ada developers >> > refuse to attempt to create a version of ada that can be boot >> > strapped from a c compiler. This means that gcc4X would develop >> > a BuildDepends on a prebuilt ada compiler from an external source >> > (which was built with a pre-existing ada compiler). This defeats >> > the purpose of having fink build everything from scratch with >> > the exception of the Xcode tools. FYI. >> >> Fink has other compilers that require a pre-built compiler to bootstrap. >> Are you getting requests for ada? >> >> Peter >> -- >> Peter O'Gorman >> http://pogma.com > > Peter, > No. I was just tinkering with the idea of adding ada support at one > point. I see a couple issues. We create the need to have pre-existing > ada compilers for three architectures (i386, powerpc and soon x86_64). > If we don't host those on the fink mirrors, we risk breaking gcc4X > builds over ada. The second is that ada is rarely tested for gcc builds > compared to other compilers so we might run into bootstrap issues at > some point. I decided the gain wasn't worth the likely headaches. > Certainly we require the Xcode compilers but those are from a known > reliable source of downloads;). > Jack > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations > Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocity features a full day of > expert-led, hands-on workshops and two days of sessions from industry > leaders in dedicated Performance & Operations tracks. Use code vel09scf > and Save an extra 15% before 5/3. http://p.sf.net/sfu/velocityconf > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users > -- Sent from my mobile device Mark J. Reed <[email protected]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocity features a full day of expert-led, hands-on workshops and two days of sessions from industry leaders in dedicated Performance & Operations tracks. Use code vel09scf and Save an extra 15% before 5/3. http://p.sf.net/sfu/velocityconf _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
