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Subject: Re: How to install GtkAda
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by: Peter - Thu, 3 Jun 2021 08:25 UTC

On Monday, April 19, 2021 at 5:46:07 AM UTC+10, John McCabe wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:28:16 +0200, DrPi wrote:
>
> > Le 15/04/2021 à 13:47, John McCabe a écrit :
> >> On Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:30:56 +0200, DrPi wrote:
> >>
> <..snip..>
> > Ah, sorry for the misunderstanding.
> > I have the same behavior when clicking "Glade" in the start menu.
> Thanks; that's useful to know!
>
> John

Update for the next poor bunny to fall down this rabbit hole! I've raised an issue on the Github GtkAda project (interesting that nobody in this thread thought to do that :-) ), so hopefully nobody will ever read this, but just in case.....

Here is why AdaMagica DID NOT find the GtkAda installation package in the "more" directory in the first place (and why I could not find it even after reading this thread!):

When installing GNAT Ada for Windows, you first come to this page: https://www.adacore.com/download where you find the latest Windows GNAT Ada installation file - you download that, not need to look at the "more packages" link. Even when you DO look at that link, the dropdown list contains only "x86 Windows (64-bit)" - and why would you select that link? I mean you already have the Windows install file!. If you do happen to select that link, you get a page that not only has the GNAT Ada Windows install file (which you already have) BUT ALSO the GtkAda install file, an unlikely (imo) sequence of events!

Hopefully the issue will be fixed in the Github repository INSTALL file - even if it is only to indicate the few steps to find the installation file in the Ada Core site.

Peter

"Success covers a multitude of blunders." -- George Bernard Shaw

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