Re: Gnat 3.11 whinings

[Al Christians <achrist@easystreet.com>]

This is not a whine  -- just a question.  I don't see anything in the
DLL section of the documentation about  how to make DLL's from Ada
sources with Gnat, although I infer from the documentation that it can
be done.  This process has previously been described as a 'black art'.  
Could anyone, perhaps even someone who already knew how to do it before 
3.11p, tell me if there is anything in the new release that could lead 
to expeditious DLL creation by the hoi polloi, eg me? If so, what,
where?

TIA for any most gratuitous advice more apropos than 'get Object Ada'.

BTW, I would consider addition of this long-awaited feature to the
public version of Gnat as a notable accomplishment toward the goal 
discussed in the 'how to make Ada more popular' thread.  However, my
question is in no way a criticism of Gnat or ACT.  I am most pleased to 
be able to obtain a copy of this product under a no-cost license, and I 
am in no position to tell them what they should do or to offer any 
informed comment about their product feature decisions.  It will be
useful to me regardless of how DLL's are supported. I'm just trying
to plan the solution of some immediate development problems that I would
like to solve with DLL's written in Ada, and would like the benefit of
the advice of those more astute about what possibilities the new 
release offers.

Thanks again.

Al