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Ada is a general purpose, compiled programming language. It features strong static typing, packages, exceptions, generics, tasking, object-orientation and contracts.
Installation
Install the gcc-ada package. This will install the GNAT compiler, which is an Ada front-end for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
Additional packages:
- gprbuildAUR - GPRbuild build system
- xmladaAUR - XML/Ada
- ada-web-serverAUR - Ada Web Server
- aunitAUR - Ada Unit Testing Framework
- GNATColl - GNAT Components Collection
- gnatcoll-coreAUR
- gnatcoll-db2adaAUR
- gnatcoll-gmpAUR
- gnatcoll-iconvAUR
- gnatcoll-postgresAUR
- gnatcoll-pythonAUR
- gnatcoll-readlineAUR
- gnatcoll-sqlAUR
- gnatcoll-sqliteAUR
- gnatcoll-xrefAUR
Test your installation
Check that GNAT is installed correctly by building a simple program, as follows:
hello.adb
with Ada.Text_IO;
procedure Hello is
begin
Ada.Text_IO.Put_Line ("Hello, Arch!");
end Hello;
You can compile it with gnatmake:
$ gnatmake hello
gcc -c hello.adb gnatbind -x hello.ali gnatlink hello.ali
Then run it:
$ ./hello
Hello, Arch!
See also
Language
- Rationale for Ada 2012
- Ada 2012 Language Reference Manual
- Ada Programming at Wikibooks
- Interactive learning platform Learn.adacore.com
Tools
- GNAT User’s Guide for Native Platforms
- GNAT Reference Manual
- GPRbuild and GPR Companion Tools User’s Guide