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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: Can .ads be compiled alone?
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 14:17:13 -0500
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rriehle@itu.edu writes:

> The code you just posted is directly copied from Ada Distilled.  The
> specification will compile just fine since it is only a specification.
> You must compile the specification before the body.  They should be
> compiled separately.

That depends on the compiler.  Some Ada compilers work the way you
describe above.  GNAT does not.

Not that in GNAT, there are no requirements on compilation order.

- Bob