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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: How to leave .ali files in original library?
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:36:52 +0000
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localhost@example.org writes:

> I just don't like having the working directory cluttered with extra
> files for no good reason.

I always include in my .gprs something like

   for Object_Dir use ".build";

which means all the .alis, .os end up in the subdirectory .build
(relative to the .gpr).

(a) Hoving said that, you also need to say this, otherwise the
    executable ends up there too:

   for Exec_Dir use ".";

(b) The subdirectory needs to be created; modern gnatmakes provide the
    -p flag to do this (cf mkdir).