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Make the Ada programming language available on GNU/Hurd in its [[GCC]] GNAT
implementation, and enable Hurd-specific features.

There is a [[!FF_project 259]][[!tag bounty]] on this task.

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# Part I

First, make the language functional, have its test suite pass without errors.


## Original [[community/GSoC]] Task Description

[[!inline pages=community/gsoc/project_ideas/gnat feeds=no]]


## Debian GCC

There has a patch been added for GNU/kFreeBSD:
`bfe081336914729fc0180c07ab4afa41965100f2`, `git-svn-id:
svn://svn.debian.org/gcccvs/branches/sid@5638
6ca36cf4-e1d1-0310-8c6f-e303bb2178ca'


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# Part II

Next, Hurd-specific features can be added.  Add an interface to the
language/environment for being able to do [[RPC]] calls, in order to program
[[hurd/translator]]s natively in Ada.


## Original [[community/GSoC]] Task Description

[[!inline pages=community/gsoc/project_ideas/language_bindings feeds=no]]