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Subject: Re: organizing deep source trees with child packages
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:27:47 +0200
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Le Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:38:27 +0200, Greg Moncreaff <moncreg@gmail.com> a=
  =

=C3=A9crit:
> e.g. I would like something like
>
> foo/bar/narf/narf-able.ads
> foo/bar/narf/narf-able.adb
> foo/bar/narf/narf-baker.ads
> foo/bar/narf/narf-baker.adb
> foo/bar/narf/narf-charlie.ads
> foo/bar/narf/narf-charlie.adb
Or even

foo/bar/narf/able.ads
foo/bar/narf/able.adb
foo/bar/narf/baker.ads
foo/bar/narf/baker.adb
foo/bar/narf/charlie.ads
foo/bar/narf/charlie.adb

I opened a similar thread some months ago. This is all about GNAT  =

convention, not Ada. For OS with symbolic (not shortcuts, which are not =
 =

the same), you may use two directory hierarchies, one using symbolic lin=
ks  =

to the other (ex foo/bar/narf/able.ads would be a link to  =

foo-bar-narf-able.ads). Or alternatively, use a smart outliner or explor=
er  =

in your text editor or IDE, which will interpret GNAT file name conventi=
on  =

and turn these into a view with nested directories.

I still not solved the case myself, I feel the way using symbolic links =
 =

too much heavy, and the way relying on a smart outliner or browser in an=
  =

editor, not so smart for others, as this depends on a specific tool. On =
 =

the other hand, this is the best solution to me, as people feeling a nee=
d  =

for it would enjoy it, while people not disturbed by overlong file names=
  =

could go without it.

Or else a specific GNAT branch patched for this single purpose ?


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igrams on  =

Programming =E2=80=94 Alan J. =E2=80=94 P. Yale University]
=E2=80=9CStructured Programming supports the law of the excluded muddle.=
=E2=80=9D [Idem]
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