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Adapted from the original SDL_mixer README file: Due to popular demand, here is a simple multi-channel audio mixer. It supports 8 channels of 16 bit stereo audio, plus a single channel of music, mixed by the popular MikMod MOD, Timidity MIDI and SMPEG MP3 libraries. See the spec. file SDL_mixer.ads and the examples playwave.adb and playmus.adb for documentation on the binding to this mixer library. The mixer can currently load Microsoft WAVE files as audio samples and can load MIDI files via Timidity and the following music formats via MikMod: .MOD .S3M .IT .XM. It can also load MP3 music using the SMPEG library. [...] The binding was tested under Linux (TM) and Windows (TM) Please send feedback. Antonio Ferreira Vargas, avargas@adapower.net http://www.adapower.net/~avargas AdaSockets Binding
> Do you know where I can find a package to use UDP protocol with Ada? You can download Adasockets from http://www.rfc1149.net/devel/adasockets pyAda - Ada 95 Binding to the Python Interpreter From: Gerhard Häring Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 03:54:25 +0100 Subject: [ANNOUNCE] pyAda, first public release Newsgroups: comp.lang.python, comp.lang.ada I am glad that I can finally announce a first version of pyAda. As the name implies, it's an Ada 95 binding to the Python interpreter. With pyAda, you can write Python extensions in Ada 95, and, much more important, you can also embed a Python interpreter in your Ada applications. The current release is far from finished, but the thin binding works already quite well for me. The thin binding is a one-to-one mapping of the Python -> C interface. website: http://pyada.sourceforge.net release: http://download.sourceforge.net/
pyAda currently works for me under (SuSE 7.1) Linux and FreeBSD (4.2). It used to work on win32, too, but currently doesn't. That's to be fixed in the next release. Porting to other Unixen should be fairly straightforward. pyAda currently depends on GNU make, GNAT 3.13p and Python 2.0 (and DocBook SGML for doc creation). The licence is a BSD variant. Future plans include bugfixes, code cleanup, and development of a thick binding that renders manual reference counting obsolete. And more ports. PS: This is my first major Ada project, so I am open to any suggestions for improvement.
I'd like to announce a new release of pyAda. pyAda is an Ada 95 binding to the Python interpreter. With pyAda, you can write Python extensions in Ada 95, and, much more important, you can also embed a Python interpreter in your Ada applications. With the current release, the project has stabilized a little more: - all compiler warnings were fixed
In addition to Linux and FreeBSD, pyAda now supports building on Windows and Solaris. website: http://pyada.sourceforge.net release: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/
The focus of the next release will be on documentation improvements and updating to the soon-to-be-released Python 2.1. pyAda currently depends on GNU make, GNAT 3.13p and Python 2.0 (and DocBook SGML for doc creation). The license is a BSD variant. GNADE - GNU Ada Database Environment From: Michael Erdmann Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 21:36:17 +0200 Subject: ** Release of GNU Ada Database Environment ** Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada, comp.databases.oracle.marketplace, comp.databases.ibm-db2, comp.databases.informix, comp.databases.ingres, de.comp.datenbanken.misc GNU Ada Database Environment (GNADE) Version 1.1.1 This version 1.1.1 of the GNADE project is available at http://sourceforge.net/
The GNADE project features: - Thin bindings to the ODBC interface.
For more information refer to: http://gnade.sourceforge.net/ Ada-related Products Accel Software Engineering - Message Translation and Validation (MTV) Builder From: Charles Plinta Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 11:08:34 -0000 Subject: Re: Technical Question To: team-ada@acm.org > My idea is to build an ASIS tools to check the points where invalid values enter in the program ("Unchecked_Conversion", 'read, 'input, ...) and to warn the programmer if some of the dangerous fields are used without a 'Valid check. Not so easy to do... Does-it exist? I'd like to point you to some information in response to your comment "...to build an ASIS tool...". We may already have the foundation upon which you can build. A few years back we had an SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) contract with the Air Force. We developed something we called MTV Builder. MTV Builder is a PC-based tool that simplifies message specification and automatically generates Ada95 message translation and validation (MTV) software. MTV software is a vital component in the integration of a diverse community of disparate systems and devices. Accel's MTV Builder replaces the traditionally time consuming and error prone manual coding process. MTV Builder provides System Integration professionals with an engineered solution for constructing MTV software quickly, inexpensively, and reliably. If you visit our web site (www.accelse.com), you can get more information on MTV Builder. There are several white papers, one specifically provide a good overview (http://www.
Accel Software Engineering, 9 Mellon Road, Export, PA 15632, USA (w) 724-733-8800, (f) 724-733-8820, http://www.accelse.com/ ACT-Europe - XML/Ada 0.5 Suite of Tools
We are happy to announce the first public release of the XML/Ada suite of tools. This is a set of Ada packages that can be used to manipulate XML streams. It includes a full XML parser (including for the DTD part), as well as SAX 2.0 and DOM 2.0 compliant interfaces (please see the web page and the documentation for more information on these interfaces). It also includes a Unicode module to manipulate and convert Unicode streams. It passes most of the applicable tests of the official XML conformance testsuite. This library is still considered beta, and is released under the standard GNU Public License (GPL). As usual, it is provided as is, without guarantee or support. We do not recommend using of this package in a commercial application. If you are interested in using a supported version of this library suitable for commercial applications, please contact sales@act-europe.fr. This software is available freely on the http://libre.act-europe.fr/ web page. Please contact the author for questions or bug reports. Emmanuel Briot, briot@act-europe.fr ARTiSAN Software Tools - Ada Code Generator for UML Models in Real-time Studio
ARTiSAN Software Tools Announces Ada Code Generator for UML Models in Real-time Studio Professional 4.0 Supports Ada 83, Ada 95, SPARK 83, and SPARK 95 Shrivenham, U.K. -- March 16, 2001 -- At the Ada UK Technology Update here today, ARTiSAN Software Tools announced an Ada code generator add-on module to Real-time Studio Professional (RtS) 4.0 that translates UML class models into Ada source code and supports Ada 83, Ada 95, SPARK 83, and SPARK 95. "ARTiSAN is well known for the strength of its UML-based systems engineering and software engineering support for large teams developing mission critical applications," said S. Caine O'Brien, ARTiSAN president and CEO. "While these teams are replacing older design methodologies with UML, in many cases they are maintaining their commitment to the Ada language and have been asking for a solution to automate the implementation of their design models in Ada." RtS 4.0 is uniquely designed to allow easy modification of the code generator's mapping between design artifacts and code, providing the critical flexibility required to tune the code generation strategy to specific needs. Templates for each of the four Ada variants [Ada/SPARK 83/95 -- dc] can be used as delivered or tailored to control how specific UML constructs are mapped to Ada source. The code generator also recognizes additional properties that can be added to the model. According to Venture Development Corp., Natick, MA, Ada is finding increasing use beyond traditional military applications and is becoming a language of choice for high reliability applications in the transportation, energy, telecommunications and medical industries. Originally written as a formal and well-defined language, the standards and robustness of Ada give it distinct advantages over the popular C++ language. Embedded software developers have discovered that the use of Ada reduces coding errors and the time to find and fix them. The ARTiSAN Ada Code Generator will be available in June 2001. For pricing, contact an ARTiSAN sales office; visit www.artisansw.com. About ARTiSAN Software Tools ARTiSAN Software Tools provides electronic product development teams with the "fastest path to the right product". The company offers products, services and a process for systems and software modeling to accelerate the development of next-generation real-time systems while ensuring that they meet requirements. ARTiSAN enables engineering teams to visualize, design and validate systems before building them, and simplifies implementation with code generation and software reuse. ARTiSAN is a practical partner offering easy-to-adopt, down-to-earth solutions. ARTiSAN Software Tools, Inc., founded in March 1997, is privately held with headquarters in Portland, Oregon and Cheltenham, United Kingdom. The company has regional sales offices and distributors throughout the world. For more information, visit www.artisansw.com. Contact: ARTiSAN Software Tools, Roy C. Webster, 503/245-6200 x230, royw@artisansw.com DCS Corporation - Target Graphics Toolkit
DCS Corporation has a portable embedded graphics solution, Target Graphics Toolkit, which was developed entirely in Ada 95 and currently runs on VxWorks, Linux, Solaris, NT, and LynxOS. It's basically a portable graphics library that sits on top of a variety of native graphics systems including X11, OpenGL, Win32 and DY4's RTGS. We also have a screen builder that let's you layout the "widgets" for the GUI and then generate either Ada95 or C++ code that then makes calls into our API. It has been tested with both GNAT and Green Hills compilers. For additional information you can contact Tim English, 703-683-8430 x485 (tenglish@dcscorp.com). Bill Pritchett, DCS Corporation DDC-I - VSM Package for VAX to Solaris Migration URL: http://www.ddci.com/news/ news_vol1num3.html Subject: DDC-I Online News December 2000 Vol. 1 Issue 3 DDC-I Offers User-Friendly VAX to Solaris Migration DDC-I's Very Smooth Migration (VSM) package delivers a low-risk migration path for safety-critical embedded system Ada developers faced with rising VAX/VMS support costs Phoenix, AZ September 12, 2000 DDC-I, an industry leading provider of real-time embedded system software development tools and services for safety-critical project developers since 1980, today announced the availability of a new Very Smooth Migration (VSM) package, created specifically to support safety-critical software developers decomissioning their venerable DEC VAX hardware recently discontinued by Compaq and moving to the well-established Sun Solaris environment. The package is designed to ease the transition for organizations replacing their existing VAX-based DDC-I IDE (Integrated Development Environment) with a mature Solaris-based version. Other developers new to DDC-I that are also migrating from VAX/VMS to Sun Solaris have the opportunity to acquire one of DDC-I's robust Ada IDEs, field-proven by customers like Boeing, Ericsson, Honeywell and Mitsubishi. [...] One of the few contemporary operating systems to rival the unparalleled stability and scalability of the legendary clustered VAX/VMS environment, Sun Solaris in tandem with the mature DDC-I Solaris-hosted IDEs provides a secure migration path that minimizes risk via porting of existing VAX-hosted VMS applications to a new Solaris development platform. [...] According to Seideman, the VSM package will bundle either the mature and stable DACS (DDC-I Ada Compiler System) or TADS (Tartan Ada Development Systems) IDE for Sun Solaris with a list of choices that includes on-site consulting to assist with rescripting, memory and segment set up, tool adaption, related Ethernet work and UCC upgrading. [...] DDC-I's DACS is a powerful development environment, constructed around a validated, field-proven Ada compiler. The standard DACS bundle also features an Ada recompiler, symbolic debugger, linker, run-time profiler and system, and library management tools. The TADS-2000 products (TADS-1750A, TADS-68xxx, and TADS-i960) combine a highly optimizing compiler with modular run-times and selective linking to generate the most compact code available, in addition to performance benefits and classical optimizations specific to target architecture. "DDC-I is offering the VSM package to its existing IDE users as a cost-effective migration path away from the aging VAX hardware, while we will continue to offer a level of support for existing DDC-I IDE users that choose remain on VAX/VMS," Seideman concludes. DDC-I - Tartan Ada Development System (TADS) V.5.2.3
Announcing Release V.5.2.3 of the Tartan Ada Development System (TADS). This actively upgraded product line now offers significant debugger improvements and enhancements. The X-window interface has been upgraded to the Motif standard, and menu customizations have been replaced with toolbar customizations. Overall, the debugger is considerably more robust than in V.5.2. Summary of New and Modified Features: [see URL above -- dc] PragSoft - UMLStudio Supports Ada From: "Pat Rogers" Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 08:16:41 -0500 Subject: Re: WithClass 2000 UML tool Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada [In response to a request for recommendations of UML tools: -- dc] Have a look at UMLStudio. Inexpensive, free trial, and it has Ada support too. :-) http://www.pragsoft.com/ Rational - Apex Embedded 4.0.0B, Solaris to PowerPC Family From: "Eddie Glenn" Subject: Rational Apex Embedded, version 4.0.0B, Solaris to PowerPC Family for Rational Exec, Tornado, and LynxOS, is available by FTP To: [Extracted from postings on Mon, 12 Mar, and Sat, 14 Apr 2001. -- dc] Rational is pleased to announce the FTP availability of: [In all Rational' URLs below, substitute by rt, vw, and lx, for the resp. platforms mentioned above. -- dc] PRODUCT 1: Rational Apex Embedded for Rational Exec PRODUCT 2: Rational Apex Embedded for Tornado PRODUCT 3: Rational Apex Embedded for LynxOS VERSION: 4.0.0B PLATFORM: Sun SPARC Solaris to PowerPC Family URL: apex_cross/releases/sol/power/ /4.0.0/
This release is pending Generally Available (GA) status as it goes through the final steps of the manufacturing process. We anticipate that this will be complete within the next 60 days. Once this release reaches GA status, it will be available for shipping. Until then, it is being provided on Rational's FTP server for immediate access. This product is intended to be compatible with Rational Apex native Solaris 4.0.0B (or later). [Product 2] is compatible with Tornado II or Tornado AE from WindRiver. Rational Apex Embedded 4.0.0 does not support Tornado 1.0 nor 1.0.1. [Product 3] is compatible with LynxOS 3.1.0a. LynxOS patch set 010 from LynuxWorks must be installed. This version of Apex Embedded is not compatible with earlier versions of LynxOS. To install this product you must first have installed Rational Apex Ada 95/83, version 4.0.0B (or later), SPARC Solaris. This release requires new 4.0.0 license keys, although the names of the license keys have not changed. License keys issued for previous releases will not work with this version. However, 4.0.0 licenses will work with earlier versions of the product. Please contact Rational Support (support@rational.com) for new licenses. Release Notes for this release are located at: relnote_ppc/rexec_release_noteTOC.html vxworks_relnote_ppc/vxworks_release_ noteTOC.html relnote/lynx_release_noteTOC.html Rational Apex Embedded LynxOS 4.0.0 Release Note (postscript): There are 3 ways to do the download. You can use the classic method of the UNIX ftp command, use a web browser, or use Rational's rinstall program to do the FTP download in a user-friendly way. New Features in this release: * Compiler improvements and Ada runtime improvements which will improve the efficiency of applications built with Apex Embedded. This includes better performing applications as well as applications with smaller foot
New Features for Product 1 in this release: * Rational Exec microkernel configuration utility. This allows users to configure the Rational Exec microkernel to eliminate services which are not required by the application which reduces the memory needed for the microkernel.
Eddie Glenn, Apex Embedded Product Manager, Rational Software Rational - Apex Embedded for Rational Exec 3.2.1b
PRODUCT: Rational Apex Embedded for Rational Exec VERSION: 3.2.1b PLATFORM: Sun SPARC Solaris to RH-32 URL: releases/sol/rh32/rt/3.2.1b RELEASE NOTE: relnote.3.2.dir/rexec_relnote_rh32/ rexec_release_noteTOC.html This is an update release. Unless you have been instructed by a Rational account representative to install this version of the product, you should install the generally available (GA) version. Follow this link for Rational Apex Embedded for Rational Exec download and installation instructions. [...] install_instructions.html Release Notes and Install Guide are located here: relnote/rexec_release_noteTOC.html relnote_rh32/rexec_release_noteTOC. html ps.Z Rational - Ada Products for Compaq Tru64 From: "Greg Bek" Subject: Rational Apex 4.0.0c, Ada Analyzer 4.0.1, AXI 4.1.9 for Compaq Tru64 is available by FTP To: "Apex Announcements" [Extracted from postings on Wed, 9 May 2001. -- dc] PRODUCT: Rational Apex VERSION: 4.0.0c URL: PRODUCT: Ada Analyzer VERSION: 4.0.1 URL: releases/axp/ada_analyzer.4.0.1 PRODUCT: AXI (Ada/X Interface) VERSION: 4.1.9 URL: releases/axp/axi.4.1.9 PLATFORM: Compaq Tru64 Download 0.99 Mb. Share with your friends:
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