# Packaging gprbuild on OpenBSD

**URL:** https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/packaging-gprbuild-on-openbsd/4280
**Category:** General
**Tags:** gprbuild
**Created:** [March 23, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/packaging-gprbuild-on-openbsd/4280 "2026-03-23T18:50:41Z")
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### Author: ![saper](https://forum.ada-lang.io/user_avatar/forum.ada-lang.io/saper/32/910_2.png) [@saper](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/saper)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/packaging-gprbuild-on-openbsd/4280/14 "2026-04-12T07:33:41Z")

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I wonder how they install FSF GNAT, one could install gcc g++ and have the matching versions of runtime libraries available. Then bootstrap gprbuild using the gcc coming with the FSF package. Doing anything else is asking for trouble, as pointed out in another thread, such as

[Building ada\_language\_server on OpenBSD](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/building-ada-language-server-on-openbsd/4332)

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