Re: Dynamic Variant Record Creation

[Warren <ve3wwg@gmail.com>]

Robert A Duff expounded in news:wcchbogngp7.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com:

> Warren <ve3wwg@gmail.com> writes:
>> *.adb:327:13: warning: variable "Result" is read but never assigned
>> Perhaps a dummy assignment after I am through with it
>> would be enough. Is there a better way of dealing with
>> the warning? 
> 
> When a warning is a false alarm, I think the appropriate way to
> deal with it is to use pragma Warnings.  

I'll dig that up tonight.

> But first make sure you really believe it is a false alarm,
> and then put in a comment explaining why.  (Sounds like
> in this case, it's OK because you have no components
> besides the discriminant).

Yep, in this specific case, anyway.

> Contorting the code (e.g. inserting a dummy assignment) is
> rarely the way to go.  Neither is it a good idea to simply
> ignore them -- you should be able to have a clean (warning-free)
> build.

Agreed.

> Warning: pragma Warnings is GNAT specific.  But that's OK;
> it won't harm portability.
> 
> - Bob

That's ok-- the project is skewed to gnat anyway.

Thanks, Warren