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-Thread: 103376,b62e7ab9d2ecde12 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!fdn.fr!news.wanadoo.fr!news.wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail Message-ID: <46738D6E.8070202@obry.net> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:12:46 +0200 From: Pascal Obry Organization: Home - http://www.obry.net User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada To: anon Subject: Re: Thanks Guys: Re: Predefined Packages References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Jun 2007 09:12:47 CEST NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.120.157.170 X-Trace: 1181977967 news.orange.fr 5091 82.120.157.170:2127 X-Complaints-To: abuse@orange.fr Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16208 Date: 2007-06-16T09:12:47+02:00 List-Id: anon a �crit : > And after finding a number of packages in GNAT that initially do not > work. An example is the "System.Partition_Interface" or files > "s-parint.adb" and "s-parint.ads" which should allow one to read the > partitioning tables but GNAT says this is a dummy package unless > you download another of its many software packages that contains > an replacement package. Why include this package in the first place > just include it in the extra software package only. So I decide to ask > the question. Just for completeness of the runtime system. This is a common practice. You provide the API, the runtime use it but the default implementation is empty, doing nothing. The secondary package GLADE in this case will add support for the distributed annex (Annex-E) and will so provide proper implementation for this API. Frankly I don't see what puzzle you... Pascal. PS: BTW you are still posting anonymously, you don't even sign your messages, this is not good netiquette. At least consider signing your message with your first name! -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://www.obry.net --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination" --| --| gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key C1082595