Re: compiler errors in GNAT 304a (win95)

[mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman)]

In article <3276406F.4B06@easystreet.com>,
Al Christians  <achrist@EASYSTREET.COM> wrote:
>I had a similar problem with the DOS version and Adacaps.  If
>you try to bring any of the *ads files into Adacaps to just see
>what facilities the library packages offer, Adacaps will ask you
>if you want to change the file format from LF for ene-of-line to
>CR-LF.   If you say yes, it automatically updates them for you,
>and you are out of business.  This changes the date-time stamp on
>the file, which means it has to be recompiled, but the *.adb source
>files aren't all available, so you must re-install GNAT to
>recover.
>
>Al

Hey - this is a good point; nobody has ever raised this issue with us.
The conversion was added to help people move code from Un*x to DOS.
I do _not_ think the file is automatically updated (i.e. stored).
It certainly shouldn;t be, until you close the window, in which case
AdaCAPS should ask for confirmation before rewriting the file.

If AdaCAPS is _really_ modifying a file and changing a timestamp
without your permission, that's a bug that needs to be corrected.
Please try this and let me know. I will try it too when I have
my PC handy.

It is true that changing the timestamp on an interface file from
the runtime is a bad idea. OTOH, I'm not aware of any bodies that
are not provided. It's best not to touch (in any sense of the word.:-))
anything in the runtime.

Mike Feldman
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