Re: Compiling separates with GPS GPL version (Ada 2005 i think)

[Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>]

"Marc A. Criley" <mcNOSPAM@mckae.com> writes:

> So, you ask, why even bother having subunits?  Precisely! :-) If
> you're using a GNAT compiler, there isn't much point, which is one
> of the reasons why I stopped using them a long time ago.

(a) my ColdFrame (http://coldframe.sf.net/) generates code from a UML
model; it generates subprogram, task and protected type
implementations as separates, so that I don't have to worry about
preserving your code when I recreate the generated stuff.

(b) I find separates handy for eg unit tests, where there's a set of
test cases each of which is quite large (has a number of test
procedures); I've implemented each test case as a package with a
separate body.

I agree with Marc that you need a good reason for using separates (if
nothing else, because of the increased number of files which need CM!)