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From: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>
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Subject: Re: Converting a simple makefile in a GPS project.
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Date: 2012-04-28T03:05:03-04:00
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"Rego, P." <pvrego@gmail.com> writes:

>> I'd have given up on gpr and kept the makefile, since it's simpler (and
>> better documented); why are you bothering with the gpr file?
>
> I did not find a way of using the makefiles properly in GPS without
> having to configure the Build>Settings>Targets Compile/Build options
> and without messing up my OS configurations on other GPS projects
> (with other cross-compilers, etc); but actually I did not look for it
> harder. Running the makefiles from command-line of emacs is no
> problem, but I like to code using GPS stuffs, so I found that .gpr
> configs are easier (however the documentation does not help so much).

That's one reason I stick to Emacs :).

It is true that GPS has more advanced interactive GUI stuff than Emacs
Ada mode. I haven't tried it recently; I have recently tried Eclipse
(for Java), and I understand it's similar. I find all that eye candy
just gets in my way :). But some of the context sensitive menus are
nice; a list of parameters for a subprogram is helpful (although I'm not
clear how it handles overloaded programs).

You should report this as a GPS bug to AdaCore. I don't know that
they'll do anything about it, but they certainly won't if no one
complains :). If you explicitly state that "Emacs is better for this",
that might motivate them. Even better would be "Eclipse is better for
this" (if you know it to be true).

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-- Stephe