Re: How to nicely distribute a simple Ada library?

[Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>]

Natasha Kerensikova <lithiumcat@gmail.com> writes:

> It seems I do use a GNAT-specific pragma, which is pragma Unreferenced.
> I find it very useful (with the associated "unreferenced" warning), but
> only during active development. I guess once released, and used without
> modification, it becomes useless?

Note that a compiler that doesn't support pragma Unreferenced will
ignore it (with a warning).  Same for any other unrecognized pragmas.
So if a pragma doesn't do anything important at run time (like
Unreferenced), then it's safe to leave it in.

The warnings ("Never heard of pragma Unreferenced") might be annoying,
but that's unavoidable.  Different compilers give different warnings.
If you're using multiple compilers, pick one whose warnings you like,
and pay attention to them (and use "pragma Warnings(Off)" or whatever
as appropriate).  For other compilers, just ignore the warnings.

- Bob