Re: ANN: Strings Edit for Ada v 2.3

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:01:47 -0500, John B. Matthews wrote:

> In article <2c4i8eb22tge.1je96cmdg7ce.dlg@40tude.net>,
>  "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote:
> 
>> Provides string editing:
>> 
>> 1. Integer numbers (generic, package Integer_Edit);
>> 2. Integer sub- and superscript numbers;
>> 3. Floating-point numbers (generic, package Float_Edit);
>> 4. Roman numbers (the type Roman);
>> 5. Strings;
>> 6. Ada-style quoted strings;
>> 7. UTF-8 encoded strings;
>> 8. Unicode maps and sets;
>> 9. Wildcard pattern matching.
>> 
>> http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de/ada/strings_edit.htm
>> 
>> Changes to the previous version:
>> 
>> 1. An implementation of string streams was added.
> 
> Thank you for this instructive addition to your library and your 
> generous license terms. The tests ran correctly using GNAT 4.3.4 (FSF) 
> on Mac OS X 10.5.8.
> 
> Permit me to ask two questions: Would it be useful to a add a line to 
> the file test_strings_edit/readme_strings_edit.txt for the stream test? 
> For example,
> 
> gnatmake -I../ test_string_streams.adb

Yes, I have changed the file. (I forgot to add instructions for gnatmake. I
became lazy using GPS... (:-))

> Regarding the cautionary note in section 10 of the documentation, would 
> it be correct to interpret the warning as "this implementation requires 
> that Stream_Element'Size be a multiple of Character'Size and that the 
> latter be a multiple of Storage_Element'Size."

 I have changed the wording.

Thank you for the feedback. The changes will appear in the next version.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de