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GNAT

GNAT

Free-software compiler for the Ada programming language GNATAda source within GPSDevelopersNew York University (NYU), AdaCore and the GNU ProjectRelease1995; 31 years ago (1995)Stable releaseFSF GNAT 14.1 (2024-05-07) GNAT Pro 24 (2024) Operating systemFreeBSD, Linux,Solaris/SPARC,Microsoft Windows,Mac OS X,plus others as supported by FSF GNAT within GCCTypeCompilerLicenseGNU GPL 3+ with GCC Runtime Library ExceptionWebsitewww.gnu.org/software/gnat/ - FSF GNATwww.adacore.com/gnatpro/ GNAT Pro GNAT is a free-software compiler for the Ada programming language which forms part of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). It supports all versions of the language, i.e. Ada 2012, Ada 2005, Ada 95 and Ada 83. Originally its name was an acronym that stood for GNU NYU Ada Translator, but that name no longer applies. The front-end and run-time are written in Ada. History The GNAT project started in 1992 when the United States Air Force awarded New York University (NYU) a contract to build a free compiler for Ada to help with the Ada 9X standardization process. The 3-million-dollar contract required[citation needed] the use of the GNU GPL for all development, and assigned the copyright to the Free S