Re: Filename for packages?

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In article <F0B04u.L04.0.-s@inmet.camb.inmet.com>,
  stt@houdini.camb.inmet.com (Tucker Taft) wrote:
> Renwick Preston (rpreston@phoenix.net) wrote:
>
> : I just started looking into Ada and I'm unsure how to name my files. Should
the package
> : specification filename end with a .ads and the body a .adb?
>
> This is not standardized across Ada compilers.  Here are some
> conventions that different compilers use:
>
>    GNAT        spec = *.ads, body = *.adb
>    Rational    spec = *.1.ada, body = *.2.ada
>    VADS        spec = *_.a, body = *.a
>    Aonix       any of the above are OK; another is:
>                  spec = *.spc, body = *.bdy
>    Green Hills <same as Aonix>
>
> Given the easy availability of GNAT, I suspect that *.ads/*.adb is the
> most widely used convention at this point.
>
> : ... I can't find that information
> : in the book Ada 95... by Feldman.
>
> It's not standardized at the language level.  Probably *.ads/*.adb is
> the safest choice these days.
>
> : Thanks,
> : Ren


Note that GNAT has mechanisms for handling arbitrary file names. Those listed
above are simply the default names. For information on how to deal with naming
of files in GNAT, consult the secret archives (namely the section in the
GNAT documentation, obscurely titled "Default File Names" :-)


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