Re: GNAT packages in Linux distributions

[Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>]

I wrote on comp.lang.ada:
> Not reporting a bug is the only certain way never to see it fixed.
> Therefore, if you don't have a support contract, report all your bugs.
> They will get fixed eventually.

I might add this:

If you do not report a bug, it will never be fixed.

If you report a bug, one of several things can happen:

- it is already fixed in GNAT Pro: then the fix will be in the next
  version of GCC and of GNAT GPL.  In addition the bug that was hitherto
  private becomes public and a workaround may be found.

- it it not already fixed in GNAT Pro: then it will be fixed in 2 years
  (usually less, though).  A workaround may also be found in the mean
  time.

Either way, nothing bad happens if you report a bug.

PS. If you are jobless, you might try working on known compiler bugs and
eventually join AdaCore :)

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.