Re: Quick question about Ada code formatting.

[Stephen Leake <stephe_on_the_web@toadmail.com>]

Georg Bauhaus <bauhaus@futureapps.de> writes:

> -gnaty could be improved, in my view, by separating layout
> issues from issues that potentially affect how a piece of
> code can be organized, and compiled.
>
> For example, on the one hand -gnaty marks
> test.ada:2:04: (style) subprogram body has no previous spec
>
> and on the other hand,
> test.ada:3:09: (style) space required
>
> These messages point to different issues, the first says something
> about a program's organization. It refers to the fundamental
> issue of separating spec and implementation. The second is largely
> a typographic issue. It has no relevance for program organization.

These are separate warnings; one is -gnatys, the other -gnatyt.

I guess you would rather have -gnatzs, and -gnatyt? I don't see the
point.

The fact that the GNAT compiler groups them under -gnaty isn't
particularly relevant, unless you happen to like the defaults.

I always assume the defaults for any particular compiler switch are
probably not what I want.

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-- Stephe