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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Gnat GPL 2010 available soon
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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:42:55 +0200
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:04:10 -0700 (PDT), lekktu@gmail.com wrote:

> Well, it hasn't been hard to find the first bug.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> function Validate (Dir : in String) return String is
> begin
>    return (if Dir (Dir'Last) = '\' then Dir else Dir & '\');
> end Validate;
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[...] 
> I'll submit a bug report.

(Yes, to remove that abomination from the language! (:-))

I didn't read the AI, but your code looks very strange to me. Isn't its
syntax exposed to the infamous Pascal-if flaw? I mean, where is the "end
if"? Is this legal:

   (if A then X else if B then Y else Z)

P.S. Is case allowed too?

P.P.S. Didn't they forget the return statement? It would be great "fun" to
write and read this:

   if  return X : Boolean do
          declare
             ...
          begin
             ...
          end:
      end return;
   then
      ...
   if;

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de