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Line 2: {{collection\|GNU Compiler Collection}} [[Category:Compilers and Interpreters]] '''GNAT''' or else '''GNAT Ada''' is an Ada front-end to the [[GNU Compiler Collection]]. GNAT is a validated Ada compiler. It implements all three consequent Ada standards: [[Ada 83]], [[Ada 95]], [[Ada 2005]], and [[Ada ~~2005~~2012]]. The front-end itself is written in Ada. GNAT is available for: * [[Linux]] Line 8: * [[VxWorks]] * [[Windows]] * [[Mac]] * Bare boards Line 17 ⟶ 18: GNAT was originally created in the [http://www.nyu.edu New York University], as a project funded by the government. Presently the principal maintainer of GNAT is [http://www.adacore.com AdaCore]. GNAT is freely distributed under GPL, or with exceptions. There is a version downloadable from AdaCore and another one included as part of GNU/Linux distributions. The License Pragma in source code can be used to help detect packages which use GPL instead of a more permissive license. ~~GNAT is freely distributed under GPL.~~ ~~However, for~~For commercial closed-source use, AdaCore also offers GNAT Pro and GNAT High Integrity products. These are basically the GNAT supplied with AdaCore support, and licensed with a special exemption. The exemption prevents proliferation of GPL into the proprietary code compiled by GNAT and linked with its run-time libraries.