From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: a07f3367d7,d87fe6752812f07a X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!npeer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!nwrddc02.gnilink.net.POSTED!c2bfcbcf!not-for-mail Subject: Re: GNAT on WinXP: System.OS_Lib.Spawn raises Program_Error From: "Ed Falis" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <50d832b4-140d-4029-8d7c-9397115160ba@u8g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.64 (Linux) Date: Sun, 03 May 2009 13:24:07 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 71.184.149.42 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrddc02.gnilink.net 1241357047 71.184.149.42 (Sun, 03 May 2009 09:24:07 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 03 May 2009 09:24:07 EDT Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:5667 Date: 2009-05-03T13:24:07+00:00 List-Id: On Sat, 02 May 2009 19:20:05 -0400, anon wrote: > Ed. > > If that was correct, then using "System.OS_LIB" would generated a > compiler WARNING, but no error or warning is given. So, that package > is usable as is. Ah, I see. The unit does not get a warning because its interface is "fixed" for use by the renaming. Still, the current header comments contain: -- Note: this package is in the System hierarchy so that it can be directly -- be used by other predefined packages. User access to this package is via -- a renaming of this package in GNAT.OS_Lib (file g-os_lib.ads).