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-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,259541b8a8a12b6 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-12-22 07:06:47 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Ira D. Baxter" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Bad coding standards - aesthetics are irrelevant Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 09:06:23 -0600 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:3365 Date: 2000-12-22T09:06:23-06:00 List-Id: ... and like the C++ world does not have a corresponding tool because it is hard to do a good job of parsing the langauge and then prettyprinting. We are getting set to release a set of prettyprinter programs based on language parsers, for a number of langauges. We can do this because we have generalized compiler technology used for custom analysis/modifications of sources, and the prettyprinter aspect is sort of necessary "poker ante". We re trying to gauge interest in a prettyprinter for Ada. (We have the Ada83/95 parsers, not an issue for us). These prettyprinters won't be free, but will have an extremely modest price, somewhere under $100.00. If you are interested, please let us know, along with any desiradata. Depending on interest level, one of these might be available in a few months. -- Ira D. Baxter, Ph.D.,CTO email: idbaxter@semdesigns.com Semantic Designs, Inc. web: http://www.semdesigns.com 12636 Research Blvd. C-214 voice: (512) 250-1018 x140 Austin, TX 78759-2200 fax: (512) 250-1191 "Stephen Leake" wrote in message news:ur931sr3f.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov... > "Singlespeeder" writes: > > > Much of the debate on aesthetics would be needless if there was a good > > freely available non-proprietary tool for reformatting the code, much like > > the C world has 'indent'. > > There is. It's called ada-mode for Emacs. Combined with the equally > free gnat style checker, it's a great tool. > > What more do you want? > > > Then all you do is specify a company wide set of flags for the tool > > and insist that all code is run through the tool with those flags > > before checking it into the code libraries. > > Exactly what our Ada style guide says: > http://fsw.gsfc.nasa.gov/library/standards.html > > -- > -- Stephe