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[https://ada-lang.io/ Ada] is a programming language. | |||
The GNAT Ada toolchain is fully packaged in | == Building programs == | ||
=== GNAT === | |||
The GNAT Ada toolchain is fully packaged in [[Nixpkgs]] and can be used to build software. It has a bit less convenience than typical [[C]]/[[C++]] toolchains due to its small user base. A simple Ada program using GPR can be built as follows: | |||
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== Building | ==== Building static binaries ==== | ||
If you try to build static binaries, you need to add the static version of libc manually. For this, add <code>glibc</code> to the derivation parameters (at the top) and add the following to the derivation itself. | If you try to build static binaries, you need to add the static version of libc manually. For this, add <code>glibc</code> to the derivation parameters (at the top) and add the following to the derivation itself. | ||