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Subject: Re: Pretty-printer?  (Alternatives to "gnatpp")
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On Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2:07:34 PM UTC-4, Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
> What pretty-printers are available for Ada (83-2012)?
>=20
> I'm already aware of "gnatpp", but it has two disadvantages:
>=20
>  1) You have to have set up the environment to compile the source file,
>     before you can pretty-print it.

Yes, this is a constraint but it also permits gnatpp to make consistent, gl=
obal changes like "as declared" casing across all the files in a GNAT proje=
ct tree. gnatpp has some remaining quirks but overall it has gotten better =
and more flexible over the years.
>=20
>  2) ...

> What alternatives are there?

For formatting single files as you edit, I've been happy enough with the fo=
rmatting capabilities build into GPS and GNATbench. These don't require fil=
es to be completely compilable.

-Britt