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From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: Tests in a software release
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:58:35 -0600
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"J-P. Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> wrote in message 
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>> On 11/15/2017 01:06 AM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd consider making an argument for a pragma to *require* an ELSE part
>>> for
>>> all IF statements.
>>
> AdaControl:
> check statements (no_else);

I don't think that allows a comment starting with "else" in place of the 
else part. I think that is relatively important, as requiring an empty else 
adds even more text and thus makes the code harder to read.

That is:

    if Condition then
        return Result;
    -- else continue looking for the correct result.
    end if;

compared to:

    if Condition then
        return Result;
    else
        null; -- Continue looking for the correct result.
    end if;

[Also, the null statement might generate some extra code in the form of an 
extra jump if optimization is turned completely off.]

                                                        Randy.