Re: Fun with WebAda/GNAT

[dweller@dfw.net (David Weller)]

In article <32120233.484C@lmtas.lmco.com>,
Ken Garlington  <garlingtonke@lmtas.lmco.com> wrote:
>I created a driver procedure for a package I wanted to test, and
>accidentally called the procedure's file "person_test.ads". I
>got a warning about the file name, so I copied the file to 
>"person_test.adb" -- without deleting the .ads file. Here's the fun
>error I got:
>     1. with Person;
>     2. procedure Person_Test is
>                  |
>        >>> file "person_test.ads" does not contain expected unit
>        >>> expected unit "Person_Test"
>        >>> found unit "Person_Test"
>

But wait!  There's more!

We noticed a similar problem in the project we were doing.  It was
clear there was a lurking .ads file around, but it wasn't in the
directory.  We were a little confused until we realized that it was
finding it in one of the directories in the ADA_INCLUDE_PATH !

This isn't a slam against GNAT -- it's just a wierd error message
(which they always strive to make more understandable).  I had
intended to send this in as a "please fix?" request.  I'm sure RObert
will comment on this, but I"m going to cc report@gnat.com for this
post.

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