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From: brentcarnellis@hotmail.com
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Subject: Re: What happens to DEC Ada?
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 01:48:31 GMT
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On Fri, 03 Aug 2001 11:31:42 GMT, "nicolas" <n.brunot@cadwin.com>
wrote:
>Beside that, the timestamp method cannot always be trusted.
>We had problems with gnatmake which doesn't always recompile necessary
>files.

This so-called problem is a blatant example of fear-mongering ...

>The problem occurs when several files in different directories have same
>name, same timestamp, and are selected with ADA_INCLUDE_PATH
>timestamp and name of the file is checked, they are the sames, gnatmake
>doesn't figure out that this is a different file and doesn't recompile it.
>

... because it looks like the file attributes have been dicked 
around with.  To get similar symptons, I suggest you open the case on
your workstation and pour soy sauce on your circuit boards.