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Subject: Re: Out_File , excess line
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:57:46 +0100
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On 21.01.16 11:56, AdaMagica wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 21. Januar 2016 11:27:17 UTC+1 schrieb Jacob Sparre Andersen:
>> comicfanzine@gmail.com writes:
>>
>>> Then , i just opened it in Out_file with Ada , and then manually .
>>>
>>> I haven't closed the file neither .
>>
>> When an Ada program terminates, all open files are closed.
>>
>> /Jacob
>> --
>> recursive, adj.; see recursive
>
> See RM A.7(6) The language does not define what happens to external files after the completion of the main program and all the library tasks (in particular, if corresponding files have not been closed). The effect of input-output for access types is unspecified.
>
> I guess the OP is using GNAT, and this friendly compiler seems to properly close the files upon leaving the scope of a file object.
>

On Windows, that did not seem to be the case.
Always closing files is helpfully reflecting
the intent of the programmer.