From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,
	PP_MIME_FAKE_ASCII_TEXT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII
X-Google-Thread: 103376,c397a9e135b263db
X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public
X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-06 01:12:42 PST
Path: 
 archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!212.43.194.69!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!proxad.net!feeder2-1.proxad.net!nnrp6.proxad.net.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: "nicolas" <n.brunot@cadwin.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
References: <9ff447f2.0107310659.36d01e9@posting.google.com>
 <%jra7.3545$257.153834@ozemail.com.au>
 <NKj7nYr7sQCg@eisner.encompasserve.org>
 <yYva7.18321$GC4.4165649@nnrp1.proxad.net> <3b6def8c.4410400@news.tc.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: What happens to DEC Ada?
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700
Message-ID: <Zjsb7.4971$VK5.5450870@nnrp6.proxad.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 08:12:41 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.101.131.241
X-Complaints-To: abuse@proxad.net
X-Trace: nnrp6.proxad.net 997085561 195.101.131.241 (Mon,
 06 Aug 2001 10:12:41 CEST)
NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 10:12:41 CEST
Organization: Guest of ProXad - France
Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:11337
Date: 2001-08-06T08:12:41+00:00
List-Id: <comp.lang.ada>

<brentcarnellis@hotmail.com> a �crit dans le message news:
3b6def8c.4410400@news.tc.umn.edu...
> On Fri, 03 Aug 2001 11:31:42 GMT, "nicolas" <n.brunot@cadwin.com>
> wrote:
> >Beside that, the timestamp method cannot always be trusted.
> >We had problems with gnatmake which doesn't always recompile necessary
> >files.
>
> This so-called problem is a blatant example of fear-mongering ...

Hum, is it really necessary to reply to this, I don't think so.


> >The problem occurs when several files in different directories have same
> >name, same timestamp, and are selected with ADA_INCLUDE_PATH
> >timestamp and name of the file is checked, they are the sames, gnatmake
> >doesn't figure out that this is a different file and doesn't recompile
it.
> >
>
> ... because it looks like the file attributes have been dicked
> around with.  To get similar symptons, I suggest you open the case on
> your workstation and pour soy sauce on your circuit boards.
>

A very simple and normal use of cvs without any "dick around" shows the
problem.
Just try ...