* gnatmake ".ali" file format
@ 2002-10-17 17:19 tmponko
2002-10-17 18:51 ` David C. Hoos
2002-10-22 21:36 ` Stephen Leake
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From: tmponko @ 2002-10-17 17:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
I'm a new gnatmake user trying to gain familiarity with the data
contained in the ".ali" files produced by gnatmake. I've searched the
web using keywords={gnatmake ali format}, keywords={gnatlink ali
format}, etc., and haven't found anything beyond explaing the format
for the date/time stamp.
Is there a site/reference available that provides format details?
I'm using gnatmake on Redhat linux.
Thanks...
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2002-10-17 17:19 gnatmake ".ali" file format tmponko
@ 2002-10-17 18:51 ` David C. Hoos
2002-10-22 21:36 ` Stephen Leake
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From: David C. Hoos @ 2002-10-17 18:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
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From: "tmponko" <tmponko@yahoo.com>
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Subject: gnatmake ".ali" file format
> I'm a new gnatmake user trying to gain familiarity with the data
> contained in the ".ali" files produced by gnatmake. I've searched the
> web using keywords={gnatmake ali format}, keywords={gnatlink ali
> format}, etc., and haven't found anything beyond explaing the format
> for the date/time stamp.
>
> Is there a site/reference available that provides format details?
>
The information may be found by looking in the section of the Top Secret
GNAT User's Guide, obsurely-named The Ada Library Information Files
The last paragraph of that section says:
"For a full detailed description of the format of the `ali' file, see the
source of the body of unit Lib.Writ, contained in file `lib-writ.adb'
in the GNAT compiler sources."
The GNAT documentation is always a better source of information about
GNAT, than is a Web search.
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2002-10-17 17:19 gnatmake ".ali" file format tmponko
2002-10-17 18:51 ` David C. Hoos
@ 2002-10-22 21:36 ` Stephen Leake
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From: Stephen Leake @ 2002-10-22 21:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
tmponko@yahoo.com (tmponko) writes:
> I'm a new gnatmake user trying to gain familiarity with the data
> contained in the ".ali" files produced by gnatmake. I've searched the
> web using keywords={gnatmake ali format}, keywords={gnatlink ali
> format}, etc., and haven't found anything beyond explaing the format
> for the date/time stamp.
Why do you want this information?
It is considered "private" by the compiler; the format changes with
each compiler version.
There are tools (gnatfind, etc) that access the information in
user-friendly ways.
--
-- Stephe
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