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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Pragma Comment -- What does it do?
Date: 1999/11/11
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In article <80ck2v$deq$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com> wrote:
> The language defines no such pragma. Consult your compiler
> documentation to see what they do with it. Since unrecognized
> pragmas are ignored, its quite possible that this is just
> someone's gooberish way of commenting their code. If so,
> please do change it to a *real* comment.

Please don't. Ted may not be aware of this pragma, but it is
standard in DEC Ada, and therefore also included in GNAT. It
is similar in effect to pragma Ident, and provides module
identification information.

>
> > 2. Pragma Elaborate
> The LRM goes over this in detail. (
> http://www.adahome.com/rm95/rm9x-10-02-01.html ) Is there
something
> about the definition you are having trouble with?

What I would suggest here is reading the section in the GNAT
users guide on elaboration, this is much more extensive than
anything you will find in the RM.


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