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"Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> writes:

> Does anyone other than ACATS tests actually use stubs these days? Why?

My use case for stubs is that I have a code generator that transforms a
UML model into the framework of an Ada solution; subprograms, task and
protected type bodies are generated as separates, so that there's no
hassle with having the tool work out how not to overwrite the real
bodies. This was triggered by bad experiences with Rational Rose back in
2000.

I have to admit that the only commercial project that I'm aware of that
uses this tool is (if any work is being done at all) in very low-level
long term maintenance, and (on past evidence) supremely unlikely to be
interested in upgrading to a new Ada standard.

[I have one separate package body of 300 lines - to reduce clutter in a
package body that was already 260 lines. Even if emacs ada-mode would
now be able to fold it, it certainly couldn't then!]