From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,571930b4ff0bc1ee X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-09 05:28:02 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!feed2.onemain.com!feed1.onemain.com!newsfeed.icl.net!news.algonet.se!algonet!pepsi.tninet.se!not-for-mail From: Mats Karlssohn Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Compile time executed functions Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 14:21:09 +0200 Organization: MIDA Systemutveckling AB Message-ID: <3AD1A935.6BC1F7C2@mida.se> References: <3AC03CCE.70E3C2D5@mida.se> <3AC18DD1.EF25CE42@mida.se> <5mzw6.415$1H6.72722473@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com> <3AC2EB17.33AAEC0A@mida.se> <3ACAD197.FB2C3303@mida.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: du184-155.ppp.algonet.se Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: zingo.tninet.se 986818873 10745 195.100.155.184 (9 Apr 2001 12:21:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@algo.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 9 Apr 2001 12:21:13 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:6654 Date: 2001-04-09T12:21:13+00:00 List-Id: Ken Garlington wrote: > > "Mats Karlssohn" wrote in message > news:3ACAD197.FB2C3303@mida.se... > > : But this actually gives me an idea, my data table could be separate, > : right ? That would render the output from the tool so small that I > : actually could generate the whole source file, so that no handediting > : is needed. I'll need to investigate this. > > This is exactly how we do it - when we have this situation, we try to put > the auto-generated info (and *only( the auto-generated info) in a separate > package. This allows us to do updates with minimal impact to the rest of the > system. We do this in Ada83; you might want to look at some of the packaging > options (e.g. child packages) to make it even more convienient. I'll do that, I guess it's the way to go with today's Ada. I'll also investigate the option of generate object code, since I belive it may save som compilation time and more important, it saves some CM hassle caused by bad management policy. TNX -- Mats Karlssohn, developer mailto:mats@mida.se Mida Systemutveckling AB http://www.mida.se Box 64, S-732 22 ARBOGA, SWEDEN Phone: +46-(0)589-89808 Fax: +46-(0)589-89809