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From: dennison@telepath.com
Subject: Re: Getting GNAT to issue ARM error messages
Date: 1999/02/18
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In article <yec1zjny0ri.fsf@king.cts.com>,
  Keith Thompson <kst@cts.com> wrote:
> robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com writes:
> > Our vision for error messages is a tool for which we have
> > a nice name GNOME (GNat Online Message Explanation). The
> > idea is that you click on a message, and you get all kinds
> > of extra stuff, extra explanations, multiple RM references
> > with an explanation of how they apply (RM references
> > without this explanation are typically of limited value),
> > references to the Rationale, the AARM, and even to Ada text
> > books.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the only thing that exists about this tool
> > right now is the name :-)
>
> Unfortunately, you don't even have that, unless you really want to
> confuse people.  The name GNOME is already being used for the GNU GUI
> desktop project.  (It's bad enough that the GNU bug tracking system is
> called GNATS.)

How about "Integrated GNat Online Blooper Listing Enviroment" (IGNOBLE)?





T.E.D.

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