Re: Format of .adp files?

[Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

Preben Randhol <randhol+news@pvv.org> writes:

> David C. Hoos, Sr. wrote:
> > Using .adp files is much more flexible than using the ada-mode
> > customization options in emacs.
> 
> I want to support .adp in Vim too. Have never had need for it, but I can
> see that it is useful. Any tips to make it better than the Emacs
> version?

Impossible :)

Well, I have some suggestions; I've implemented them in my copy of the
Emacs version.

Allow environment variables and relative paths in the variables in the
project file. That adds much more flexibility. The relative paths
should be relative to the directory the project file is in.

Allow setting the casing exceptions file in the project file (you'll
also have to implement the ada-mode casing support :).

GNAT 3.15 has a totally new project file syntax; it looks like Ada (no
surprise there :). You might want to wait until that becomes public.
Although the Emacs support uses an Ada program to translate the 3.15
project file into an Emacs project file, and GNAT 3.14 ada-mode lisp
code to read that; you could take the same approach.

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-- Stephe