Re: compiling error

["Jeff C," <nolongersafeto@userealemailsniff.com>]

"Frank" <franjoe@frisurf.no> wrote in message
news:klJcb.32781$Hb.500256@news4.e.nsc.no...
> Hi
>
>
> Im in the WindowsXP using gnat3.15p:
>
> >The biggest problem I ran into is that there are features of GPS that at
> >least appear to assume a gnat 5.0 series
>
> I havent noticed any problem regarding this.
>
> >......
> > the pretty printer at least appears to be poorly integrated into the
tool.
> > The editor does some level of indent/pretty
> > printing as you go but if you have existing code you want to reformat
you
>
>
> When I choose Pretty printing it happens nothing at all. It gives a
message
> "gnat: unknown command: pretty"
>
>

Grin...That is because the command option pretty (to the command gnat)  is a
GNAT 5.0 feature!
So in fact, you have noticed a problem regarding this and just did not
realize it. There are other issues (like the
fact that the format of the project file (again related to pretty printing)
is different.

I am not saying it is totally broken without GNAT 5.0 but it certainly does
not feel like a "finished" tool yet.

Note that I am not really trying to put the tool down. It is not bad but it
certainly looks bad when basic features
appear to fail with no notice given in the website as to what to expect from
the Academic version.

C:\> gnat

GNAT Pro 5.01a (20030721) Copyright 1996-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

List of available commands

GNAT BIND               gnatbind
GNAT CHOP               gnatchop
GNAT COMPILE            gnatmake -f -u -c
GNAT ELIM               gnatelim
GNAT FIND               gnatfind
GNAT KRUNCH             gnatkr
GNAT LINK               gnatlink
GNAT LIST               gnatls
GNAT MAKE               gnatmake
GNAT NAME               gnatname
GNAT PREPROCESS         gnatprep
GNAT PRETTY             gnatpp
GNAT STANDARD           gnatpsta
GNAT STUB               gnatstub
GNAT XREF               gnatxref