Re: Project file - suggestions/help needed.

[Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>]

Thomas <me@pancon.dk> writes:

> http://pastebin.ca/1091592
>
> It seems to work as intended, but I would really like some comments
> from the more experienced Ada crowd. Are there redundant settings in
> there? Are there important settings missing? 

-gnato

> Are there downright "dangerous" mistakes?

AdaCore recommends against -O3; it contains dangerous optimizations.
Stick with -O2.

> The posted project file has been build by combining settings found on
> various Ada/gnatmake related websites.

It also be good to read the GNAT User Guide and GNAT Reference.

What is the rationale for not using -gnatwa?

> The goals of the file is:
>
> 1. A fairly well optimized executable
> 2. Generate as many style warnings as possible
> 3. Enable Ada 2005 extensions
> 4. It should work for basic Ada projects, coded by two beginners
>
> Also, it looks as if I will be needing XML/Ada for the project I'm
> currently working on. How would I go about adding the XML/Ada stuff to
> my project file? 

I assume XML/Ada has a gpr file intended to be included in your
project file; let's assume it's /stuff/xml_ada/xml_ada.gpr. Declare an
environment variable ADA_PROJECT_PATH containing "/stuff/xml_ada".
Then add to your project file: "with xml_ada;", before the 'project' keyword.

> Would I just move all the XML/Ada source files to my source/
> directory, and that would be it?

No.

This is all explained in the GNAT Reference.

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-- Stephe