Re: The default Ada compiler for Debian 8 "Jessie"

[Joris van Rantwijk <joris@jorisvr.nl>]

Hi Brian,

On 2014-02-03, Brian Drummond wrote:
> So barring major changes between that snapshot and gcc4.9 release,
> ghdl should not impede this transition if you decide to go for 4.9.
> 
> (However the current Debian ghdl package, awaiting sponsorship at
> http://mentors.debian.net/package/ghdl is based on 4.8, and I think it
> would be better to push this forward and update to 4.9 later rather
> than wait for Gnat-4.9)

I agree, GHDL should not wait.
Uploading ghdl-0.31-1 to the archive will provide an opportunity to
iron out any problems with the packaging. Once the package is solid,
upgrading to gnat-4.9 is probably very little work.

Joris.