Re: Performer and Ada

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David Weller (dweller++at++Starbase.NeoSoft.COM)
Fri, 24 Mar 1995 09:32:26 -0600 (CST)

> Does anybody have any Ada bindings for Performer?
> With my Lisp, I can _subclass_ from C++ classes, if
> the same was possible with Ada that would be great,
> but if I could just _use_ C++ libraries in an effective
> way, I would be happy enough..
>
Hmm, how fortunate for you... :-)

WIth the Ada95 compiler offered by SGI, you _can_ subclass from C++
(and reexport the class you build in Ada95 back into C++ if you want,
even after adding or modifying virtual member functions).

You might want to contact SGI about becoming a beta tester for their
Ada WOrkshop product, which has Ada95 bindings for Performer, GL,
OpenGL, etc.

If you need Ada83 bindings, they should have a set of those too
(although I don't think they're complete like the Ada95 ones -- SGI
is (wisely, IMHO) investing their effort into the
beyond-the-abilities-of-C++ Ada95 langauge, instead of the rather
awkward Ada83).

Wasn't it Mike Jones that said C++ was like a psychoactive drug?
Imagine that same drug on steriods and you get Ada95 :-)
(OK, I'm getting off topic -- the point is that SGI _does_ fully
support Performer for Ada95 :-)

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