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Programming distributed systems with both Ada 95 and PVM

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Ada in Europe (Ada-Europe 1995)

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This short paper aims at describing our experience [11] in implementing the distributed features of Ada 95 in GNAT. Our approach was to validate our proposals as quickly as possible by providing the communication architecture and the low level facilities for dealing with distributed aspects. In this context, we have selected PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) [2], [1] and [7] as our foundation. This early experience was invaluable for our implementation of the distributed system annex of Ada 95 into the GNAT system ([6] and [16]).

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  1. ENST de Bretagne, Technopole de l'Iroise, F 29 285, Brest Cedex, France

    Yvon Kermarrec

  2. Département Informatique, Télécom Paris, 46, Rue Barrault, 75 013, Paris, France

    Laurent Pautet

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Kermarrec, Y., Pautet, L. (1996). Programming distributed systems with both Ada 95 and PVM. In: Toussaint, M. (eds) Ada in Europe. Ada-Europe 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1031. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0015496

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