Ada-Changer

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• Is the boundary for this translation integer only (32bit). Is there any provision for 16bit

  The translator can generate appropriate C pragmas and bit-field specifications to control packing down to the bit level. ...

• How are Ada rep-specs translated directly to C-field specs? (i.e. Ada LSB is nominally C-language MSB)

  Appropriate C bit-field specifications are include in the C struct definitions. There is a config file which can be used to tailor the translator to unusual characteristics of the target C compiler, t...

• How are the tick operators handled and translated on enums, such as ('first, 'last, 'count, 'range, 'succ, 'image) i.e. does 'succ and 'pred become ++ and -- does 'image become an sprint

  'First, 'Last, etc. are translated to references to the appropriate C enumeration literals. 'Succ and 'Pred do not become ++ and -- but rather +1 and -1. 'Image becomes a call on a run-time routine rt...

• Are Ada enums directly translated to C enums or defines?

  Ada enums are translated to C enums ...

• When trying to run the Ada-C/C++ Changer on some Ada code that uses #IF/#END IF the # is flagged as an illegal character. Is there a way to get the Changer to recognize the preprocessor directives?

  Preprocessor directives are not a standard part of the Ada language. Some Ada vendors support them, but they don't all support them the same way. In some cases you can use the standard C preprocessor ...

• Why can't I see any active code in the translated files? All I can see is the comments after the conversion.

  Translation/Conversion could have failed due to the lack of 64-bit integers in the package “System” and in the “config” file that we ship by default....

• How is MapuSoft’s Ada-C/C++ Changer compare to simpler tools like Ada2CC?

  Ada-C/C++ Changer includes a front-end Ada compiler and provides 100% automated conversion of Ada code to C/C++ there by eliminating the risk associated with the transition. In addition, it is integra...

• Does Ada-C/C++ Changer automatically convert Ada generics to C/C++ templates?

  Automatic conversion is not supported. However, manual conversion is possible by engineers with strong C++ background and if they are able to read Ada generics. If required, MapuSoft could provide a c...

• Do you have support for 64 bit when using Ada changer?

  Ada-C/C++ Changer does support 64-bit target environment when you do code generation. It is just a question of updating the config file. We use it ourselves on a daily basis on a 64-bit Intel target (...

• I understand Ada-C/C++ Changer includes a C/C++ debugger. Does it also include an Ada source level debugger?

  Limited Ada source level debugging is supported and it is roughly similar to what is supported by yacc, where we can associate the Ada source code and the Ada line numbers with particular locations in...