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Subject: Re: Multiple shared libraries with a single spec
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Stefan Bellon <bellon@bauhaus-tec.com> writes:

> Stephen Leake wrote:
>
>> GNAT GPL 2005 provides 'gprmake', which you run instead of gnatmake.
>> You can then add C (not C++, I think) files
>
> It works for C++ files as well. I think early versions of gprmake
> needed the following package Naming specified inside the project file:
>
>    package Naming is
>       for Implementation_Suffix ("C++") use ".cpp";
>       for Specification_Suffix ("C++") use ".h";

Please use ".hpp" for headers; then Emacs and other editors can know
what language you are using!

>    
>    end Naming;
>
> But apart from that, C++ should work fine as well.

Ok, good to know.


> You can even have the "main" in a language like C or C++:
>
>    for Languages use ("Ada", "C", "C++");
>    for Main_Language use "C++";
>    for Main use ("main.cpp");

Ok. I see "Main_Language" is in the GNAT Reference Manual, although it
does not give the list of supported languages (SmallTalk? :).
I guess it's time I sat down and read the whole thing again :).

>> automatically linking in the C library. Very convenient.
>
> Yes, I completely agree.
>
>> However, 'gprmake' does not appear in the "super secret" GNAT
>> documentation, so I guess it qualifies as "top secret" :). GPS may use
>> it transparently; I don't use GPS.
>
> s/top secret/beta/
>
> ;-)

No, it's not "beta"; it's included in the supported release.

-- 
-- Stephe