Re: Missing Search (..) Operation From Ada.Directories

["Anh Vo" <anhvofrcaus@gmail.com>]

Randy Brukardt wrote:
> "Anh Vo" <anhvofrcaus@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1146705264.736575.281650@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
> > Operation Search (...) defined in A.16 paragraph 26/2 of the ARM 2005
> > is missing from GNAT under gcc-4.1.x (gcc-4.1-20060428) and gcc-4.2
> > Stage 3 (gcc-4.2-20060429). The specification of this operation is
> > copied and shown here for convenience.
> >
> > procedure Search (
> >       Directory : in String;
> >       Pattern   : in String;
> >       Filter    : in Filter_Type := (others => True);
> >       Process   : not null access procedure (
> >           Directory_Entry : in Directory_Entry_Type));
> >
> > Could any one know why? Thanks in advance for your insight.
>
> Probably because that was a relatively last-minute insertion into the
> package (it was added in February 2005), and as that was the only
> substantive change made in the last couple of years, it may have been
> overlooked. (It was missing from the Janus/Ada package until 10 seconds ago
> :-), so they're not the only ones to have missed it.)

Thanks for your info. In addition, I am glad that Janus/Ada has it now.
I hope that AdaCore/GNAT will follow suit.

AV