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From: Robert Matthews <ignore@ramatthews.free-online.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:57:54 +0100
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Subject: Re: Problem referencing library file via project file
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Date: 2011-04-30T09:57:54+01:00
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Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> 
> I would recommend always refer external non-Ada libraries as proper
> library projects rather than a bunch of linker options.
> 
> In your case it could be:
> 
> webkit.gpr:
> ---------------------------------------------------
> project WebKit is
>    for Externally_Built use "true";
>    for Source_Files use ();
>    for Library_Dir use "/usr/lib"; -- Or whatever location it has
>    for Library_Name use "webkit-1.0";
>    for Library_Kind use "dynamic";
> end WebKit;
> -------------------------------------------------
> and then in your project you just "with" it:
> 
> with "webkit.gpr";
> 
> Gprbuild and gprmake would do the rest.
> 
> P.S. I would make this packaging policy for all Ada distributions.
> 

That did it! Many thanks.

Robert Matthews