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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Building an encapsulated library that uses GNAT sockets under
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Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 21:24:30 +0100
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ahlan.marriott@gmail.com writes:

> On Sunday, 24 April 2016 10:31:12 UTC+2, Simon Wright  wrote:
>> ahlan@marriott.org writes:
>> 
>> > On Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 11:16:53 PM UTC+2, Simon Wright wrote:
>> 
>> >> I'm not sure it's relevant, but I posted a bug[1] on gnatmake & static
>> >> standalone libraries; I sent AdaCore a similar report on gprbuild, no
>> >> reply.
>> 
>> > Unfortunately your bug fix isn't included in the sources maintained by
>> > AdaCore at GitHub.
>> > So thank you for the improvement :-)
>> 
>> I guess I should post an issue there, then! Thanks for the nudge.
>
> At the same time you might like to suggest that they remove the gotos
> from the code!

I could only see one (in gprbuild-link.adb). I'd be a lot more worried
about the general complexity of that code than one poor little goto.

You could raise your own issue.

> These caused me lots of problems because our IDE prohibits gotos.
> Who in their right mind uses gotos?

Who in their right mind prohibits code structures that are sometimes,
albeit rarely, the Right Way to do the job? (though I can't actually
remember the last time I used a goto).