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News Release from: AdaCore | Subject: Gnat Pro 5.04
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 February 2006
Development environment upgrades to Ada
2005
The latest and most advanced version of the Gnat Pro open-source Ada development environment supports all the major new features in Ada 2005.
AdaCore has launched the latest and most advanced version of its flagship Gnat Pro open-source Ada development environment Enabling faster creation of robust, dependable software it supports all the major new features in the Ada 2005 release of the Ada programming language, with over 120 enhancements to the technology
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Created under the auspices of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), Ada 2005 introduces significant enhancements in many areas including object-oriented programming, interfacing with other languages (most notably Java), software architectural design, real-time systems, and predefined libraries.
It offers improved support for high-integrity applications, including the standardisation of the Ravenscar profile for certifiable concurrent programs.
Ada 2005 represents the first major upgrade of the Ada language in ten years.
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Gnat Pro 5.04 incorporates improved installation, easier usage, and new features, including options for stack usage analysis and a tool for enforcing project-specific rules.
It is implemented on more than 30 configurations, the widest variety in the Ada industry, including new 64bit platforms such as SGI's Altix servers, HP's Integrity servers, and the x86-64.
Over half of the new features in Gnat Pro stem from customer requests, demonstrating the effectiveness of AdaCore's unique support model which ensures customer queries are answered by the product developers themselves, the largest and most experienced group of Ada experts in the world.
"With its many enhancements, Ada 2005 is the best choice for reliable and efficient software, across a wide spectrum of applications, including high-integrity systems", commented Cyrille Comar, Managing Director, AdaCore.
"The latest release of Gnat Pro extends these benefits to programmers, enabling faster development of safe and robust code".
"Ada 2005 truly advances the state of the art in programming language design", added Robert Dewar, AdaCore's CEO.
"As one example, its unification of concurrency and object oriented technology is a breakthrough that can help programmers develop more maintainable systems".
"AdaCore's Gnat Pro 5.04 brings these benefits to the industry now, backed by the quality support and high-caliber expertise that we have been providing to our customers since our company was founded".
Gnat Pro 5.04 includes advanced AltiVec support, both direct to PowerPC and simulated to other compatible targets, greater stack size control and analysis and efficient linker-level removal of unused subprograms and data.
The new ASIS-based GnatCheck tool provides evidence of the enforcement of project specific-rules.
Gnat Pro will be available in mid-February to AdaCore customers on selected platforms.
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