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News Release from: AdaCore | Subject: Gnat Programming Studio
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 January 2006
Environment speeds Ada systems
development
The Gnat Programming Studio is a sophisticated software development environment for the Ada programming language.
AdaCore has introduced the latest and most versatile version of its Gnat Programming Studio (GPS) product, a sophisticated software development environment for the Ada programming language Incorporating a significant number of new features, this new version delivers improved usability and more powerful source navigation
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Gnat Programming Studio is an advanced, powerful integrated development environment that accompanies the Gnat Pro Ada language development toolset.
IDE supports remote programming
AdaCore has launched its remote programming solution, an advanced feature of the company's Gnat Programming Studio (GPS) 4.0 integrated development environment (IDE).
It is available on the latest 64bit Gnu/Linux-based platforms, including those from SGI, HP and Intel.
Productivity-increasing improvements include a more user-friendly location view, enhanced tool tips, code completion, and new project editing capabilities.
Human interface improvements include better layout of graphical information, and the ability to export using the Scalable Vector Graphics format.
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"With this new version, GPS continues to set the pace as the industry's most advanced Ada development environment", said Arnaud Charlet, GPS Project Manager at AdaCore.
"Many features are based on suggestions from customers, resulting in a practical tool that can be used to develop, manage and maintain even the largest and most complex systems".
"Our Gnat Programming Studio has been a success since its inception", added Robert Dewar, AdaCore's President and CEO.
"Its intuitive interface, tailorability and extensibility make it an essential tool for the professional Ada programmer".
"With the enhancements offered in the latest release, GPS remains the integrated development environment of choice for Ada".
GPS offers advanced features such as multilanguage support (including Ada, C and C++) and is available on a wide range of host environments for both native and cross-development, including Unix, Windows and Gnu/Linux.
An intuitive, unified visual interface, identical across all platforms, serves as a control panel to access tools from AdaCore's Gnat Pro Ada development environment as well as from third parties, easing both development and maintenance.
As a result, GPS is particularly suited for large, complex systems requiring tool chain integration, ease of use, user customisation, and code navigation/analysis.
This latest version of GPS provides many new improvements, including: new availability on IA-64 SGI Altix, IA-64 HP Linux, IA-64 HP-UX, x86-64 Gnu/Linux platforms; new cross-reference queries; improved plug-in capabilities and python extensions; refactoring (rename entity, named parameter associations); more efficient and user-friendly locations view; improved assembly view; persistent bookmarks; version control system activities (group commit); enhanced tooltips and code completion; improved graphs (better layout, ability to export in SVG format); a new call graph tree; and project editor enhancements.
As with all Gnat Pro components, GPS is distributed with full source code and is backed by AdaCore's rapid and expert online support.
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