JanusAda

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Janus/Ada is Ada 95 compiler from R.R. Software.

Special features of Janus/Ada are shared generics, 16-bit Integer type, and the CLAW library for creating graphical Windows programs.

Contents 1 Installation instructions 1.1 Janus/Ada 3.1.1d on Windows XP (SP2) 1.2 Janus/Ada 3.1.1d on Windows 7 (64-bit) 2 Tips and Trics 2.1 Too long PATH setting

Installation instructions

Janus/Ada 3.1.1d on Windows XP (SP2)

1. Install the latest Win32 SDK (or MS Visual Studio 2008)
2. Run the installer normally (Eg. Install Janus/Ada to C:\Ada95)
3. Change lkc.bat to use following command: link -subsystem:console -entry:mainCRTStartup -out:%1.exe %1.obj libcmt.lib user32.lib kernel32.lib -nodefaultlib:libc.lib -map:%1.map
4. Do similar change to lkw.bat (=replace libc.lib with libcmt.lib and add -nodefaultlib parameter)
5. Set Path environment variable to contain C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE;C:\Ada95;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN

Janus/Ada 3.1.1d on Windows 7 (64-bit)

1. Replace UNZIP.EXE with the latest version from Info-Zip.
2. Otherwise same as above.

Tips and Trics

Too long PATH setting

If your PATH environment variable is too long (>1023 characters, see Janus/Ada Tips and Tricks item 66), JANUS.EXE simply quits and does nothing.