Re: newbie problem - how to

[Chris Morgan <mihalis@ix.netcom.com>]

Dana Holland <dana@nav.cc.tx.us> writes:

> Well, I tried that, and came up with this error:
> 
> +===========================GNAT BUG DETECTED==============================+
> | Error detected at buftask.adb:23:28                                      |
> | Please submit bug report by email to report@gnat.com                     |
> | Use a subject line meaningful to you and us to track the bug             |
> | Include full sources in ASCII in a format compatible with gnatchop       |
> | First line of sources must be marked by an Ada -- comment line           |
> | Last line of sources must be last line of email message (no signature!)  |
> | See gnatinfo.txt file for more info on procedure for submitting bugs     |
> | 3.10p (970814) (powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.4.0) Gigi abort, Code=999             |
> +==========================================================================+
> compilation abandoned
> gnatmake: "buftask.adb" compilation error
> 
> 
> I was about to send in a bug report, and then saw in the archives of this
> newsgroup that it wouldn't do any good (other people's opinions, not mine).
> Does this truly mean that something is wrong with GNAT, or does it mean that
> I've keyed something in wrong? 


Your program may have an error in it from your typing or otherwise,
however one thing I can be certain of is that you have found a bug in
your version of GNAT. My opinion on this is that yes you should report
the bug exactly as indicated. My own personal experience of GNAT
support (provided commercially by ACT) is entirely positive, and it is
likely they will fix the bug eventually or even let you know it's
fixed in a forthcoming version. 

I notice that the version you use appears to be powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.4.0
which is not one of the most popular - have you considered installing
an up-to-date GNAT on a different computer in your lab (perhaps a
Linux or Windows NT machine?). I expect there may be some differences
since the error message mentions Gigi which (if memory serves) has to
do with the tasking implementation and is therefore at least a little
different on each platform. It might be that the NT version has no
problems analysing your code and either building an executable for you
or diagnosing a problem with your code. 

Good luck.

Chris
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