Ada compiler for Mac OS X 10.6

Right. I'm currently in a class that is exploring many different programming languages. Among them are COBOL and Ada, both of 开发者_JAVA技巧which I can't seem to find a free compiler. Has anyone had better luck and if so, where might I find them? Thanks!

You want the GNAT GPL Edition.

There is much available for Ada at http://libre.adacore.com/libre/, including Eclipse plugins and IDEs. Free downloads are available for students.

The OpenCOBOL compiler is free. As far as I know there are versions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X - http://www.opencobol.org

Edit : A possible option might be Veryant isCOBOL http://www.veryant.com. Veryant are due to release a student version (i.e. restricted) of their compiler. Veryant's isCOBOL compiler compiles to a Java run-time and as such may run on OS X.

Their faq http://www.veryant.com/products/faq.php?type=all states that "Being Java-based, the isCOBOL Compiler runs on any platform that supports a Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.4.2 or greater. The isCOBOL Debugger and isCOBOL compiled code can run on any platform that supports a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) of 1.4.2 or later. Thus, isCOBOL APS supports a wealth of platforms including AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris and Windows. The only exception to this is isCOBOL ISAM ODBC, which currently runs only on Windows."

gcc's Ada compiler, gnat, does not come with Xcode so you will need to find it elsewhere or build it from source. Free COBOL compilers are a bit harder to find.