* Pragma Common_Object::
* Pragma Compile_Time_Error::
* Pragma Compile_Time_Warning::
+* Pragma Compiler_Unit::
* Pragma Complete_Representation::
* Pragma Complex_Representation::
* Pragma Component_Alignment::
* Pragma Pure_Function::
* Pragma Restriction_Warnings::
* Pragma Shared::
+* Pragma Short_Circuit_And_Or::
* Pragma Source_File_Name::
* Pragma Source_File_Name_Project::
* Pragma Source_Reference::
* Pragma Task_Info::
* Pragma Task_Name::
* Pragma Task_Storage::
+* Pragma Thread_Local_Storage::
* Pragma Time_Slice::
* Pragma Title::
* Pragma Unchecked_Union::
* AST_Entry::
* Bit::
* Bit_Position::
+* Compiler_Version::
* Code_Address::
* Default_Bit_Order::
* Elaborated::
* Passed_By_Reference::
* Pool_Address::
* Range_Length::
+* Result::
* Safe_Emax::
* Safe_Large::
* Small::
* Ada.Strings.Wide_Unbounded.Wide_Text_IO (a-swuwti.ads)::
* Ada.Strings.Wide_Wide_Unbounded.Wide_Wide_Text_IO (a-szuzti.ads)::
* Ada.Text_IO.C_Streams (a-tiocst.ads)::
+* Ada.Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files (a-tirsfi.ads)::
* Ada.Wide_Characters.Unicode (a-wichun.ads)::
* Ada.Wide_Text_IO.C_Streams (a-wtcstr.ads)::
+* Ada.Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files (a-wrstfi.ads)::
* Ada.Wide_Wide_Characters.Unicode (a-zchuni.ads)::
* Ada.Wide_Wide_Text_IO.C_Streams (a-ztcstr.ads)::
+* Ada.Wide_Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files (a-zrstfi.ads)::
* GNAT.Altivec (g-altive.ads)::
* GNAT.Altivec.Conversions (g-altcon.ads)::
* GNAT.Altivec.Vector_Operations (g-alveop.ads)::
* GNAT.Semaphores (g-semaph.ads)::
* GNAT.Serial_Communications (g-sercom.ads)::
* GNAT.SHA1 (g-sha1.ads)::
+* GNAT.SHA224 (g-sha224.ads)::
+* GNAT.SHA256 (g-sha256.ads)::
+* GNAT.SHA384 (g-sha384.ads)::
+* GNAT.SHA512 (g-sha512.ads)::
* GNAT.Signals (g-signal.ads)::
* GNAT.Sockets (g-socket.ads)::
* GNAT.Source_Info (g-souinf.ads)::
* GNAT.Spitbol.Table_Boolean (g-sptabo.ads)::
* GNAT.Spitbol.Table_Integer (g-sptain.ads)::
* GNAT.Spitbol.Table_VString (g-sptavs.ads)::
+* GNAT.SSE (g-sse.ads)::
+* GNAT.SSE.Vector_Types (g-ssvety.ads)::
* GNAT.Strings (g-string.ads)::
* GNAT.String_Split (g-strspl.ads)::
* GNAT.Table (g-table.ads)::
* System.Pool_Local (s-pooloc.ads)::
* System.Restrictions (s-restri.ads)::
* System.Rident (s-rident.ads)::
+* System.Strings.Stream_Ops (s-ststop.ads)::
* System.Task_Info (s-tasinf.ads)::
* System.Wch_Cnv (s-wchcnv.ads)::
* System.Wch_Con (s-wchcon.ads)::
@noindent
Ada defines a set of pragmas that can be used to supply additional
information to the compiler. These language defined pragmas are
-implemented in GNAT and work as described in the Ada Reference
-Manual.
+implemented in GNAT and work as described in the Ada Reference Manual.
In addition, Ada allows implementations to define additional pragmas
whose meaning is defined by the implementation. GNAT provides a number
* Pragma Common_Object::
* Pragma Compile_Time_Error::
* Pragma Compile_Time_Warning::
+* Pragma Compiler_Unit::
* Pragma Complete_Representation::
* Pragma Complex_Representation::
* Pragma Component_Alignment::
* Pragma Pure_Function::
* Pragma Restriction_Warnings::
* Pragma Shared::
+* Pragma Short_Circuit_And_Or::
* Pragma Source_File_Name::
* Pragma Source_File_Name_Project::
* Pragma Source_Reference::
* Pragma Task_Info::
* Pragma Task_Name::
* Pragma Task_Storage::
+* Pragma Thread_Local_Storage::
* Pragma Time_Slice::
* Pragma Title::
* Pragma Unchecked_Union::
@noindent
Syntax:
@smallexample @c ada
-pragma Annotate (IDENTIFIER @{, ARG@});
+pragma Annotate (IDENTIFIER [,IDENTIFIER] @{, ARG@});
ARG ::= NAME | EXPRESSION
@end smallexample
@noindent
This pragma is used to annotate programs. @var{identifier} identifies
the type of annotation. GNAT verifies that it is an identifier, but does
-not otherwise analyze it. The @var{arg} argument
-can be either a string literal or an
-expression. String literals are assumed to be of type
-@code{Standard.String}. Names of entities are simply analyzed as entity
-names. All other expressions are analyzed as expressions, and must be
+not otherwise analyze it. The second optional identifier is also left
+unanalyzed, and by convention is used to control the action of the tool to
+which the annotation is addressed. The remaining @var{arg} arguments
+can be either string literals or more generally expressions.
+String literals are assumed to be either of type
+@code{Standard.String} or else @code{Wide_String} or @code{Wide_Wide_String}
+depending on the character literals they contain.
+All other kinds of arguments are analyzed as expressions, and must be
unambiguous.
The analyzed pragma is retained in the tree, but not otherwise processed
The use of @code{Assume_No_Invalid_Values (On)} is appropriate if
you know your code is free of uninitialized variables and other
possible sources of invalid representations, and may result in
-more efficient code.
+more efficient code. A program that accesses an invalid representation
+with this pragma in effect is erroneous, so no guarantees can be made
+about its behavior.
+
+It is peculiar though permissible to use this pragma in conjunction
+with validity checking (-gnatVa). In such cases, accessing invalid
+values will generally give an exception, though formally the program
+is erroneous so there are no guarantees that this will always be the
+case, and it is recommended that these two options not be used together.
@node Pragma Ast_Entry
@unnumberedsec Pragma Ast_Entry
@noindent
Syntax:
@smallexample @c ada
-pragma Check_Policy ([Name =>] Identifier, POLICY_IDENTIFIER);
+pragma Check_Policy
+ ([Name =>] Identifier,
+ [Policy =>] POLICY_IDENTIFIER);
POLICY_IDENTIFIER ::= On | Off | Check | Ignore
@end smallexample
with a first parameter of True is to warn a client about use of a package,
for example that it is not fully implemented.
+@node Pragma Compiler_Unit
+@unnumberedsec Pragma Compiler_Unit
+@findex Compiler_Unit
+@noindent
+Syntax:
+
+@smallexample @c ada
+pragma Compiler_Unit;
+@end smallexample
+
+@noindent
+This pragma is intended only for internal use in the GNAT run-time library.
+It indicates that the unit is used as part of the compiler build. The effect
+is to disallow constructs (raise with message, conditional expressions etc)
+that would cause trouble when bootstrapping using an older version of GNAT.
+For the exact list of restrictions, see the compiler sources and references
+to Is_Compiler_Unit.
+
@node Pragma Complete_Representation
@unnumberedsec Pragma Complete_Representation
@findex Complete_Representation
@noindent
The argument denotes an entity in the current declarative region that is
-declared as a tagged record type. It indicates that the type corresponds
-to an externally declared C++ class type, and is to be laid out the same
-way that C++ would lay out the type.
+declared as a record type. It indicates that the type corresponds to an
+externally declared C++ class type, and is to be laid out the same way
+that C++ would lay out the type. If the C++ class has virtual primitives
+then the record must be declared as a tagged record type.
Types for which @code{CPP_Class} is specified do not have assignment or
equality operators defined (such operations can be imported or declared
as subprograms as required). Initialization is allowed only by constructor
functions (see pragma @code{CPP_Constructor}). Such types are implicitly
limited if not explicitly declared as limited or derived from a limited
-type, and a warning is issued in that case.
+type, and an error is issued in that case.
Pragma @code{CPP_Class} is intended primarily for automatic generation
using an automatic binding generator tool.
@itemize @bullet
@item
+@code{function @var{Fname} return @var{T}}
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
@code{function @var{Fname} return @var{T}'Class}
@item
-@code{function @var{Fname} (@dots{}) return @var{T}'Class}
+@code{function @var{Fname} (@dots{}) return @var{T}}
@end itemize
-@noindent
-where @var{T} is a tagged type to which the pragma @code{CPP_Class} applies.
-
-The first form is the default constructor, used when an object of type
-@var{T} is created on the Ada side with no explicit constructor. Other
-constructors (including the copy constructor, which is simply a special
-case of the second form in which the one and only argument is of type
-@var{T}), can only appear in two contexts:
-
-@itemize @bullet
@item
-On the right side of an initialization of an object of type @var{T}.
-@item
-In an extension aggregate for an object of a type derived from @var{T}.
+@code{function @var{Fname} (@dots{}) return @var{T}'Class}
@end itemize
@noindent
-Although the constructor is described as a function that returns a value
-on the Ada side, it is typically a procedure with an extra implicit
-argument (the object being initialized) at the implementation
-level. GNAT issues the appropriate call, whatever it is, to get the
-object properly initialized.
-
-In the case of derived objects, you may use one of two possible forms
-for declaring and creating an object:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item @code{New_Object : Derived_T}
-@item @code{New_Object : Derived_T := (@var{constructor-call with} @dots{})}
-@end itemize
+where @var{T} is a limited record type imported from C++ with pragma
+@code{Import} and @code{Convention} = @code{CPP}.
-@noindent
-In the first case the default constructor is called and extension fields
-if any are initialized according to the default initialization
-expressions in the Ada declaration. In the second case, the given
-constructor is called and the extension aggregate indicates the explicit
-values of the extension fields.
+The first two forms import the default constructor, used when an object
+of type @var{T} is created on the Ada side with no explicit constructor.
+The latter two forms cover all the non-default constructors of the type.
+See the GNAT users guide for details.
If no constructors are imported, it is impossible to create any objects
-on the Ada side. If no default constructor is imported, only the
-initialization forms using an explicit call to a constructor are
-permitted.
+on the Ada side and the type is implicitly declared abstract.
Pragma @code{CPP_Constructor} is intended primarily for automatic generation
using an automatic binding generator tool.
See @ref{Interfacing to C++} for more related information.
+Note: The use of functions returning class-wide types for constructors is
+currently obsolete. They are supported for backward compatibility. The
+use of functions returning the type T leave the Ada sources more clear
+because the imported C++ constructors always return an object of type T;
+that is, they never return an object whose type is a descendant of type T.
+
@node Pragma CPP_Virtual
@unnumberedsec Pragma CPP_Virtual
@cindex Interfacing to C++
@noindent
This is a configuration pragma that requests implicit packing for packed
arrays for which a size clause is given but no explicit pragma Pack or
-specification of Component_Size is present. Consider this example:
+specification of Component_Size is present. It also applies to records
+where no record representation clause is present. Consider this example:
@smallexample @c ada
type R is array (0 .. 7) of Boolean;
by the size in bits of the component type.
@cindex Array packing
+Similarly, the following example shows the use in the record case
+
+@smallexample @c ada
+type r is record
+ a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h : boolean;
+ chr : character;
+end record;
+for r'size use 16;
+@end smallexample
+
+@noindent
+Without a pragma Pack, each Boolean field requires 8 bits, so the
+minimum size is 72 bits, but with a pragma Pack, 16 bits would be
+sufficient. The use of pragma Implciit_Packing allows this record
+declaration to compile without an explicit pragma Pack.
@node Pragma Import_Exception
@unnumberedsec Pragma Import_Exception
@cindex OpenVMS
Syntax:
@smallexample @c ada
-pragma Interrupt_State (Name => value, State => SYSTEM | RUNTIME | USER);
+pragma Interrupt_State
+ ([Name =>] value,
+ [State =>] SYSTEM | RUNTIME | USER);
@end smallexample
@noindent
pragma Machine_Attribute (
[Entity =>] LOCAL_NAME,
[Attribute_Name =>] static_string_EXPRESSION
- [, [Info =>] static_string_EXPRESSION] );
+ [, [Info =>] static_EXPRESSION] );
@end smallexample
@noindent
@code{__attribute__((@var{attribute_name}))} (if @var{info} is not
specified) or @code{__attribute__((@var{attribute_name}(@var{info})))}
in GNU C, where @code{@var{attribute_name}} is recognized by the
-target macro @code{TARGET_ATTRIBUTE_TABLE} which is defined for each
-machine. The optional parameter @var{info} is transformed into an
-identifier, which may make this pragma unusable for some attributes
-(parameter of some attributes must be a number or a string).
-@xref{Target Attributes,, Defining target-specific uses of
-@code{__attribute__}, gccint, GNU Compiler Colletion (GCC) Internals},
-further information. It is not possible to specify
-attributes defined by other languages, only attributes defined by the
-machine the code is intended to run on.
+compiler middle-end or the @code{TARGET_ATTRIBUTE_TABLE} machine
+specific macro. A string literal for the optional parameter @var{info}
+is transformed into an identifier, which may make this pragma unusable
+for some attributes. @xref{Target Attributes,, Defining target-specific
+uses of @code{__attribute__}, gccint, GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
+Internals}, further information.
@node Pragma Main
@unnumberedsec Pragma Main
(MAIN_OPTION [, MAIN_OPTION]);
MAIN_OPTION ::=
- [STACK_SIZE =>] static_integer_EXPRESSION
-| [TASK_STACK_SIZE_DEFAULT =>] static_integer_EXPRESSION
-| [TIME_SLICING_ENABLED =>] static_boolean_EXPRESSION
+ [Stack_Size =>] static_integer_EXPRESSION
+| [Task_Stack_Size_Default =>] static_integer_EXPRESSION
+| [Time_Slicing_Enabled =>] static_boolean_EXPRESSION
@end smallexample
@noindent
Syntax:
@smallexample @c ada
-pragma Obsolescent
- [(Entity => NAME [, static_string_EXPRESSION [,Ada_05]])];
+pragma Obsolescent;
+
+pragma Obsolescent (
+ [Message =>] static_string_EXPRESSION
+[,[Version =>] Ada_05]]);
+
+pragma Obsolescent (
+ [Entity =>] NAME
+[,[Message =>] static_string_EXPRESSION
+[,[Version =>] Ada_05]] );
@end smallexample
@noindent
This pragma can occur immediately following a declaration of an entity,
-including the case of a record component, and usually the Entity name
-must match the name of the entity declared by this declaration.
-Alternatively, the pragma can immediately follow an
-enumeration type declaration, where the entity argument names one of the
-enumeration literals.
+including the case of a record component. If no Entity argument is present,
+then this declaration is the one to which the pragma applies. If an Entity
+parameter is present, it must either match the name of the entity in this
+declaration, or alternatively, the pragma can immediately follow an enumeration
+type declaration, where the Entity argument names one of the enumeration
+literals.
This pragma is used to indicate that the named entity
is considered obsolescent and should not be used. Typically this is
intermediate stage when the entity is still present, but will be
removed later.
-The effect of this pragma is to output a warning message on
-a call to a program thus marked that the
-subprogram is obsolescent if the appropriate warning option in the
-compiler is activated. If the string parameter is present, then a second
-warning message is given containing this text.
-In addition, a call to such a program is considered a violation of
-pragma Restrictions (No_Obsolescent_Features).
+The effect of this pragma is to output a warning message on a reference to
+an entity thus marked that the subprogram is obsolescent if the appropriate
+warning option in the compiler is activated. If the Message parameter is
+present, then a second warning message is given containing this text. In
+addition, a reference to the eneity is considered to be a violation of pragma
+Restrictions (No_Obsolescent_Features).
This pragma can also be used as a program unit pragma for a package,
in which case the entity name is the name of the package, and the
violates the restriction, and the @code{with} statement is
flagged with warnings if the warning option is set.
-If the optional third parameter is present (which must be exactly
+If the Version parameter is present (which must be exactly
the identifier Ada_05, no other argument is allowed), then the
indication of obsolescence applies only when compiling in Ada 2005
mode. This is primarily intended for dealing with the situations
@smallexample @c ada
package p is
- pragma Obsolescent
- (Entity => p, "use pp instead of p");
+ pragma Obsolescent (p, Message => "use pp instead of p");
end p;
package q is
procedure q2;
- pragma Obsolescent
- (Entity => q2, "use q2new instead");
+ pragma Obsolescent ("use q2new instead");
type R is new integer;
pragma Obsolescent
- (Entity => R, "use RR in Ada 2005", Ada_05);
+ (Entity => R,
+ Message => "use RR in Ada 2005",
+ Version => Ada_05);
type M is record
F1 : Integer;
F2 : Integer;
- pragma Obsolescent (Entity => F2);
+ pragma Obsolescent;
F3 : Integer;
end record;
@end smallexample
@noindent
-In an earlier version of GNAT, the Entity parameter was not required,
-and this form is still accepted for compatibility purposes. If the
-Entity parameter is omitted, then the pragma applies to the declaration
-immediately preceding the pragma (this form cannot be used for the
-enumeration literal case).
+Note that, as for all pragmas, if you use a pragma argument identifier,
+then all subsequent parameters must also use a pragma argument identifier.
+So if you specify "Entity =>" for the Entity argument, and a Message
+argument is present, it must be preceded by "Message =>".
@node Pragma Optimize_Alignment
@unnumberedsec Pragma Optimize_Alignment
The @code{Postcondition} pragma allows specification of automatic
postcondition checks for subprograms. These checks are similar to
assertions, but are automatically inserted just prior to the return
-statements of the subprogram with which they are associated.
-Furthermore, the boolean expression which is the condition which
+statements of the subprogram with which they are associated (including
+implicit returns at the end of procedure bodies and associated
+exception handlers).
+
+In addition, the boolean expression which is the condition which
must be true may contain references to function'Result in the case
of a function to refer to the returned value.
This pragma is provided for compatibility with Ada 83. The syntax and
semantics are identical to pragma Atomic.
+@node Pragma Short_Circuit_And_Or
+@unnumberedsec Pragma Short_Circuit_And_Or
+@findex Short_Circuit_And_Or
+
+@noindent
+This configuration pragma causes any occurrence of the AND operator applied to
+operands of type Standard.Boolean to be short-circuited (i.e. the AND operator
+is treated as if it were AND THEN). Or is similarly treated as OR ELSE. This
+may be useful in the context of certification protocols requiring the use of
+short-circuited logical operators. If this configuration pragma occurs locally
+within the file being compiled, it applies only to the file being compiled.
+There is no requirement that all units in a partition use this option.
+
+semantics are identical to pragma Atomic.
@node Pragma Source_File_Name
@unnumberedsec Pragma Source_File_Name
@findex Source_File_Name
@smallexample @c ada
pragma Source_File_Name (
[Unit_Name =>] unit_NAME,
- Spec_File_Name => STRING_LITERAL);
+ Spec_File_Name => STRING_LITERAL,
+ [Index => INTEGER_LITERAL]);
pragma Source_File_Name (
[Unit_Name =>] unit_NAME,
- Body_File_Name => STRING_LITERAL);
+ Body_File_Name => STRING_LITERAL,
+ [Index => INTEGER_LITERAL]);
@end smallexample
@noindent
the second argument is required, and indicates whether this is the file
name for the spec or for the body.
+The optional Index argument should be used when a file contains multiple
+units, and when you do not want to use @code{gnatchop} to separate then
+into multiple files (which is the recommended procedure to limit the
+number of recompilations that are needed when some sources change).
+For instance, if the source file @file{source.ada} contains
+
+@smallexample @c ada
+package B is
+...
+end B;
+
+with B;
+procedure A is
+begin
+ ..
+end A;
+@end smallexample
+
+you could use the following configuration pragmas:
+
+@smallexample @c ada
+pragma Source_File_Name
+ (B, Spec_File_Name => "source.ada", Index => 1);
+pragma Source_File_Name
+ (A, Body_File_Name => "source.ada", Index => 2);
+@end smallexample
+
+Note that the @code{gnatname} utility can also be used to generate those
+configuration pragmas.
+
Another form of the @code{Source_File_Name} pragma allows
the specification of patterns defining alternative file naming schemes
to apply to all files.
@smallexample @c ada
pragma Source_File_Name
- (Spec_File_Name => STRING_LITERAL
- [,Casing => CASING_SPEC]
- [,Dot_Replacement => STRING_LITERAL]);
+ ( [Spec_File_Name =>] STRING_LITERAL
+ [,[Casing =>] CASING_SPEC]
+ [,[Dot_Replacement =>] STRING_LITERAL]);
pragma Source_File_Name
- (Body_File_Name => STRING_LITERAL
- [,Casing => CASING_SPEC]
- [,Dot_Replacement => STRING_LITERAL]);
+ ( [Body_File_Name =>] STRING_LITERAL
+ [,[Casing =>] CASING_SPEC]
+ [,[Dot_Replacement =>] STRING_LITERAL]);
pragma Source_File_Name
- (Subunit_File_Name => STRING_LITERAL
- [,Casing => CASING_SPEC]
- [,Dot_Replacement => STRING_LITERAL]);
+ ( [Subunit_File_Name =>] STRING_LITERAL
+ [,[Casing =>] CASING_SPEC]
+ [,[Dot_Replacement =>] STRING_LITERAL]);
CASING_SPEC ::= Lowercase | Uppercase | Mixedcase
@end smallexample
@end smallexample
@noindent
-The effect is that if the value of an unbounded string is written to a
-stream, then the representation of the item in the stream is in the same
-format used for @code{Standard.String}, and this same representation is
-expected when a value of this type is read from the stream.
+The effect is that if the value of an unbounded string is written to a stream,
+then the representation of the item in the stream is in the same format that
+would be used for @code{Standard.String'Output}, and this same representation
+is expected when a value of this type is read from the stream. Note that the
+value written always includes the bounds, even for Unbounded_String'Write,
+since Unbounded_String is not an array type.
@node Pragma Style_Checks
@unnumberedsec Pragma Style_Checks
@code{Storage_Size} attribute definition clause is allowed for a task
type.
+@node Pragma Thread_Local_Storage
+@unnumberedsec Pragma Thread_Local_Storage
+@findex Thread_Local_Storage
+@cindex Task specific storage
+@cindex TLS (Thread Local Storage)
+Syntax:
+
+@smallexample @c ada
+pragma Thread_Local_Storage ([Entity =>] LOCAL_NAME);
+@end smallexample
+
+@noindent
+This pragma specifies that the specified entity, which must be
+a variable declared in a library level package, is to be marked as
+"Thread Local Storage" (@code{TLS}). On systems supporting this (which
+include Solaris, GNU/Linux and VxWorks 6), this causes each thread
+(and hence each Ada task) to see a distinct copy of the variable.
+
+The variable may not have default initialization, and if there is
+an explicit initialization, it must be either @code{null} for an
+access variable, or a static expression for a scalar variable.
+This provides a low level mechanism similar to that provided by
+the @code{Ada.Task_Attributes} package, but much more efficient
+and is also useful in writing interface code that will interact
+with foreign threads.
+
+If this pragma is used on a system where @code{TLS} is not supported,
+then an error message will be generated and the program will be rejected.
+
@node Pragma Time_Slice
@unnumberedsec Pragma Time_Slice
@findex Time_Slice
control over which warnings are active. The string is a list of letters
specifying which warnings are to be activated and which deactivated. The
code for these letters is the same as the string used in the command
-line switch controlling warnings. The following is a brief summary. For
+line switch controlling warnings. For a brief summary, use the gnatmake
+command with no arguments, which will generate usage information containing
+the list of warnings switches supported. For
full details see @ref{Warning Message Control,,, gnat_ugn, @value{EDITION}
User's Guide}.
-@smallexample
-a turn on all optional warnings (except d h l .o)
-A turn off all optional warnings
-.a* turn on warnings for failing assertions
-.A turn off warnings for failing assertions
-b turn on warnings for bad fixed value (not multiple of small)
-B* turn off warnings for bad fixed value (not multiple of small)
-c turn on warnings for constant conditional
-C* turn off warnings for constant conditional
-.c turn on warnings for unrepped components
-.C* turn off warnings for unrepped components
-d turn on warnings for implicit dereference
-D* turn off warnings for implicit dereference
-e treat all warnings as errors
-f turn on warnings for unreferenced formal
-F* turn off warnings for unreferenced formal
-g* turn on warnings for unrecognized pragma
-G turn off warnings for unrecognized pragma
-h turn on warnings for hiding variable
-H* turn off warnings for hiding variable
-i* turn on warnings for implementation unit
-I turn off warnings for implementation unit
-j turn on warnings for obsolescent (annex J) feature
-J* turn off warnings for obsolescent (annex J) feature
-k turn on warnings on constant variable
-K* turn off warnings on constant variable
-l turn on warnings for missing elaboration pragma
-L* turn off warnings for missing elaboration pragma
-m turn on warnings for variable assigned but not read
-M* turn off warnings for variable assigned but not read
-n* normal warning mode (cancels -gnatws/-gnatwe)
-o* turn on warnings for address clause overlay
-O turn off warnings for address clause overlay
-.o turn on warnings for out parameters assigned but not read
-.O* turn off warnings for out parameters assigned but not read
-p turn on warnings for ineffective pragma Inline in frontend
-P* turn off warnings for ineffective pragma Inline in frontend
-q* turn on warnings for questionable missing parentheses
-Q turn off warnings for questionable missing parentheses
-r turn on warnings for redundant construct
-R* turn off warnings for redundant construct
-.r turn on warnings for object renaming function
-.R* turn off warnings for object renaming function
-s suppress all warnings
-t turn on warnings for tracking deleted code
-T* turn off warnings for tracking deleted code
-u turn on warnings for unused entity
-U* turn off warnings for unused entity
-v* turn on warnings for unassigned variable
-V turn off warnings for unassigned variable
-w* turn on warnings for wrong low bound assumption
-W turn off warnings for wrong low bound assumption
-x* turn on warnings for export/import
-X turn off warnings for export/import
-.x turn on warnings for non-local exceptions
-.X* turn off warnings for non-local exceptions
-y* turn on warnings for Ada 2005 incompatibility
-Y turn off warnings for Ada 2005 incompatibility
-z* turn on convention/size/align warnings for unchecked conversion
-Z turn off convention/size/align warnings for unchecked conversion
-* indicates default in above list
-@end smallexample
-
@noindent
The specified warnings will be in effect until the end of the program
or another pragma Warnings is encountered. The effect of the pragma is
The fourth form, with an On|Off parameter and a string, is used to
control individual messages, based on their text. The string argument
is a pattern that is used to match against the text of individual
-warning messages (not including the initial "warnings: " tag).
+warning messages (not including the initial "warning: " tag).
-The pattern may contain asterisks which match zero or more characters in
+The pattern may contain asterisks, which match zero or more characters in
the message. For example, you can use
@code{pragma Warnings (Off, "*bits of*unused")} to suppress the warning
message @code{warning: 960 bits of "a" unused}. No other regular
In this usage, the pattern string must match in the Off and On pragmas,
and at least one matching warning must be suppressed.
+Note: the debug flag -gnatd.i (@code{/NOWARNINGS_PRAGMAS} in VMS) can be
+used to cause the compiler to entirely ignore all WARNINGS pragmas. This can
+be useful in checking whether obsolete pragmas in existing programs are hiding
+real problems.
+
@node Pragma Weak_External
@unnumberedsec Pragma Weak_External
@findex Weak_External
* AST_Entry::
* Bit::
* Bit_Position::
+* Compiler_Version::
* Code_Address::
* Default_Bit_Order::
* Elaborated::
* Passed_By_Reference::
* Pool_Address::
* Range_Length::
+* Result::
* Safe_Emax::
* Safe_Large::
* Small::
@var{C} and is independent of the alignment of
the containing record @var{R}.
+@node Compiler_Version
+@unnumberedsec Compiler_Version
+@findex Compiler_Version
+@noindent
+@code{Standard'Compiler_Version} (@code{Standard} is the only allowed
+prefix) yields a static string identifying the version of the compiler
+being used to compile the unit containing the attribute reference. A
+typical result would be something like "GNAT Pro 6.3.0w (20090221)".
+
@node Code_Address
@unnumberedsec Code_Address
@findex Code_Address
applied to the index subtype of a one dimensional array always gives the
same result as @code{Range} applied to the array itself.
+@node Result
+@unnumberedsec Result
+@findex Result
+@noindent
+@code{@var{function}'Result} can only be used with in a Postcondition pragma
+for a function. The prefix must be the name of the corresponding function. This
+is used to refer to the result of the function in the postcondition expression.
+For a further discussion of the use of this attribute and examples of its use,
+see the description of pragma Postcondition.
+
@node Safe_Emax
@unnumberedsec Safe_Emax
@cindex Ada 83 attributes
In addition to the implementation dependent pragmas and attributes, and
the implementation advice, there are a number of other Ada features
that are potentially implementation dependent. These are mentioned
-throughout the Ada Reference Manual, and are summarized in annex M@.
+throughout the Ada Reference Manual, and are summarized in Annex M@.
A requirement for conforming Ada compilers is that they provide
documentation describing how the implementation deals with each of these
-issues. In this chapter, you will find each point in annex M listed
+issues. In this chapter, you will find each point in Annex M listed
followed by a description in italic font of how GNAT
@c SGI info:
@ignore
@item No_Direct_Boolean_Operators
@findex No_Direct_Boolean_Operators
-This restriction ensures that no logical (and/or/xor) or comparison
-operators are used on operands of type Boolean (or any type derived
+This restriction ensures that no logical (and/or/xor) are used on
+operands of type Boolean (or any type derived
from Boolean). This is intended for use in safety critical programs
where the certification protocol requires the use of short-circuit
(and then, or else) forms for all composite boolean operations.
@item No_Streams
@findex No_Streams
This restriction ensures at compile/bind time that there are no
-stream objects created (and therefore no actual stream operations).
+stream objects created and no use of stream attributes.
This restriction does not forbid dependences on the package
@code{Ada.Streams}. So it is permissible to with
@code{Ada.Streams} (or another package that does so itself)
-as long as no actual stream objects are created.
+as long as no actual stream objects are created and no
+stream attributes are used.
+
+Note that the use of restriction allows optimization of tagged types,
+since they do not need to worry about dispatching stream operations.
+To take maximum advantage of this space-saving optimization, any
+unit declaring a tagged type should be compiled with the restriction,
+though this is not required.
@item No_Task_Attributes_Package
@findex No_Task_Attributes_Package
require four-byte alignment, and the Y component will be one byte. In this
case @code{R'Value_Size} will be 40 (bits) since this is the minimum size
required to store a value of this type, and for example, it is permissible
-to have a component of type R in an outer record whose component size is
+to have a component of type R in an outer array whose component size is
specified to be 48 bits. However, @code{R'Object_Size} will be 64 (bits),
since it must be rounded up so that this value is a multiple of the
alignment (4 bytes = 32 bits).
@end itemize
In the absence of a @samp{encoding=@var{xxx}} form parameter, the
-value UTF-8 is used. This encoding form parameter is only supported on
-the Windows platform. On the other Operating Systems the runtime is
-supporting UTF-8 natively.
+encoding is controlled by the @samp{GNAT_CODE_PAGE} environment
+variable. And if not set @samp{utf8} is assumed.
+
+@table @samp
+@item CP_ACP
+The current system Windows ANSI code page.
+@item CP_UTF8
+UTF-8 encoding
+@end table
+
+This encoding form parameter is only supported on the Windows
+platform. On the other Operating Systems the run-time is supporting
+UTF-8 natively.
@node Open Modes
@section Open Modes
* Ada.Strings.Wide_Unbounded.Wide_Text_IO (a-swuwti.ads)::
* Ada.Strings.Wide_Wide_Unbounded.Wide_Wide_Text_IO (a-szuzti.ads)::
* Ada.Text_IO.C_Streams (a-tiocst.ads)::
+* Ada.Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files (a-tirsfi.ads)::
* Ada.Wide_Characters.Unicode (a-wichun.ads)::
* Ada.Wide_Text_IO.C_Streams (a-wtcstr.ads)::
+* Ada.Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files (a-wrstfi.ads)::
* Ada.Wide_Wide_Characters.Unicode (a-zchuni.ads)::
* Ada.Wide_Wide_Text_IO.C_Streams (a-ztcstr.ads)::
+* Ada.Wide_Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files (a-zrstfi.ads)::
* GNAT.Altivec (g-altive.ads)::
* GNAT.Altivec.Conversions (g-altcon.ads)::
* GNAT.Altivec.Vector_Operations (g-alveop.ads)::
* GNAT.Semaphores (g-semaph.ads)::
* GNAT.Serial_Communications (g-sercom.ads)::
* GNAT.SHA1 (g-sha1.ads)::
+* GNAT.SHA224 (g-sha224.ads)::
+* GNAT.SHA256 (g-sha256.ads)::
+* GNAT.SHA384 (g-sha384.ads)::
+* GNAT.SHA512 (g-sha512.ads)::
* GNAT.Signals (g-signal.ads)::
* GNAT.Sockets (g-socket.ads)::
* GNAT.Source_Info (g-souinf.ads)::
* GNAT.Spitbol.Table_Boolean (g-sptabo.ads)::
* GNAT.Spitbol.Table_Integer (g-sptain.ads)::
* GNAT.Spitbol.Table_VString (g-sptavs.ads)::
+* GNAT.SSE (g-sse.ads)::
+* GNAT.SSE.Vector_Types (g-ssvety.ads)::
* GNAT.Strings (g-string.ads)::
* GNAT.String_Split (g-strspl.ads)::
* GNAT.Table (g-table.ads)::
* System.Pool_Local (s-pooloc.ads)::
* System.Restrictions (s-restri.ads)::
* System.Rident (s-rident.ads)::
+* System.Strings.Stream_Ops (s-ststop.ads)::
* System.Task_Info (s-tasinf.ads)::
* System.Wch_Cnv (s-wchcnv.ads)::
* System.Wch_Con (s-wchcon.ads)::
extracted from a file opened on the Ada side, and an Ada file
can be constructed from a stream opened on the C side.
+@node Ada.Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files (a-tirsfi.ads)
+@section @code{Ada.Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files} (@file{a-tirsfi.ads})
+@cindex @code{Ada.Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files} (@file{a-tirsfi.ads})
+@cindex @code{Text_IO} resetting standard files
+
+@noindent
+This procedure is used to reset the status of the standard files used
+by Ada.Text_IO. This is useful in a situation (such as a restart in an
+embedded application) where the status of the files may change during
+execution (for example a standard input file may be redefined to be
+interactive).
+
@node Ada.Wide_Characters.Unicode (a-wichun.ads)
@section @code{Ada.Wide_Characters.Unicode} (@file{a-wichun.ads})
@cindex @code{Ada.Wide_Characters.Unicode} (@file{a-wichun.ads})
extracted from a file opened on the Ada side, and an Ada file
can be constructed from a stream opened on the C side.
+@node Ada.Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files (a-wrstfi.ads)
+@section @code{Ada.Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files} (@file{a-wrstfi.ads})
+@cindex @code{Ada.Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files} (@file{a-wrstfi.ads})
+@cindex @code{Wide_Text_IO} resetting standard files
+
+@noindent
+This procedure is used to reset the status of the standard files used
+by Ada.Wide_Text_IO. This is useful in a situation (such as a restart in an
+embedded application) where the status of the files may change during
+execution (for example a standard input file may be redefined to be
+interactive).
+
@node Ada.Wide_Wide_Characters.Unicode (a-zchuni.ads)
@section @code{Ada.Wide_Wide_Characters.Unicode} (@file{a-zchuni.ads})
@cindex @code{Ada.Wide_Wide_Characters.Unicode} (@file{a-zchuni.ads})
extracted from a file opened on the Ada side, and an Ada file
can be constructed from a stream opened on the C side.
+@node Ada.Wide_Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files (a-zrstfi.ads)
+@section @code{Ada.Wide_Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files} (@file{a-zrstfi.ads})
+@cindex @code{Ada.Wide_Wide_Text_IO.Reset_Standard_Files} (@file{a-zrstfi.ads})
+@cindex @code{Wide_Wide_Text_IO} resetting standard files
+
+@noindent
+This procedure is used to reset the status of the standard files used
+by Ada.Wide_Wide_Text_IO. This is useful in a situation (such as a
+restart in an embedded application) where the status of the files may
+change during execution (for example a standard input file may be
+redefined to be interactive).
+
@node GNAT.Altivec (g-altive.ads)
@section @code{GNAT.Altivec} (@file{g-altive.ads})
@cindex @code{GNAT.Altivec} (@file{g-altive.ads})
@cindex Secure Hash Algorithm SHA-1
@noindent
-Implements the SHA-1 Secure Hash Algorithm as described in RFC 3174.
+Implements the SHA-1 Secure Hash Algorithm as described in FIPS PUB 180-3
+and RFC 3174.
+
+@node GNAT.SHA224 (g-sha224.ads)
+@section @code{GNAT.SHA224} (@file{g-sha224.ads})
+@cindex @code{GNAT.SHA224} (@file{g-sha224.ads})
+@cindex Secure Hash Algorithm SHA-224
+
+@noindent
+Implements the SHA-224 Secure Hash Algorithm as described in FIPS PUB 180-3.
+
+@node GNAT.SHA256 (g-sha256.ads)
+@section @code{GNAT.SHA256} (@file{g-sha256.ads})
+@cindex @code{GNAT.SHA256} (@file{g-sha256.ads})
+@cindex Secure Hash Algorithm SHA-256
+
+@noindent
+Implements the SHA-256 Secure Hash Algorithm as described in FIPS PUB 180-3.
+
+@node GNAT.SHA384 (g-sha384.ads)
+@section @code{GNAT.SHA384} (@file{g-sha384.ads})
+@cindex @code{GNAT.SHA384} (@file{g-sha384.ads})
+@cindex Secure Hash Algorithm SHA-384
+
+@noindent
+Implements the SHA-384 Secure Hash Algorithm as described in FIPS PUB 180-3.
+
+@node GNAT.SHA512 (g-sha512.ads)
+@section @code{GNAT.SHA512} (@file{g-sha512.ads})
+@cindex @code{GNAT.SHA512} (@file{g-sha512.ads})
+@cindex Secure Hash Algorithm SHA-512
+
+@noindent
+Implements the SHA-512 Secure Hash Algorithm as described in FIPS PUB 180-3.
@node GNAT.Signals (g-signal.ads)
@section @code{GNAT.Signals} (@file{g-signal.ads})
a variable length string type, giving an implementation of general
maps from strings to strings.
+@node GNAT.SSE (g-sse.ads)
+@section @code{GNAT.SSE} (@file{g-sse.ads})
+@cindex @code{GNAT.SSE} (@file{g-sse.ads})
+
+@noindent
+Root of a set of units aimed at offering Ada bindings to a subset of
+the Intel(r) Streaming SIMD Extensions with GNAT on the x86 family of
+targets. It exposes vector component types together with a general
+introduction to the binding contents and use.
+
+@node GNAT.SSE.Vector_Types (g-ssvety.ads)
+@section @code{GNAT.SSE.Vector_Types} (@file{g-ssvety.ads})
+@cindex @code{GNAT.SSE.Vector_Types} (@file{g-ssvety.ads})
+
+@noindent
+SSE vector types for use with SSE related intrinsics.
+
@node GNAT.Strings (g-string.ads)
@section @code{GNAT.Strings} (@file{g-string.ads})
@cindex @code{GNAT.Strings} (@file{g-string.ads})
since the necessary instantiation is included in
package System.Restrictions.
+@node System.Strings.Stream_Ops (s-ststop.ads)
+@section @code{System.Strings.Stream_Ops} (@file{s-ststop.ads})
+@cindex @code{System.Strings.Stream_Ops} (@file{s-ststop.ads})
+@cindex Stream operations
+@cindex String stream operations
+
+@noindent
+This package provides a set of stream subprograms for standard string types.
+It is intended primarily to support implicit use of such subprograms when
+stream attributes are applied to string types, but the subprograms in this
+package can be used directly by application programs.
+
@node System.Task_Info (s-tasinf.ads)
@section @code{System.Task_Info} (@file{s-tasinf.ads})
@cindex @code{System.Task_Info} (@file{s-tasinf.ads})
package_identifier ::=
@code{Naming} | @code{Builder} | @code{Compiler} | @code{Binder} |
@code{Linker} | @code{Finder} | @code{Cross_Reference} |
- @code{gnatls} | @code{IDE} | @code{Pretty_Printer}
+ @code{gnatls} | @code{IDE} | @code{Pretty_Printer} | @code{Check}
@end smallexample
@subsection Package Naming
if defined.
@end table
+@subsection package Check
+
+@noindent
+The attributes of package @code{Check}
+specify the checking rule options to be used
+when invoking the checking tool @command{gnatcheck}.
+The following attributes apply to package @code{Check}:
+
+@table @code
+@item Default_switches
+This is an associative array attribute. Its
+domain is a set of language names. Its range is a string list that
+specifies options to be used when calling @command{gnatcheck} on a source
+written in that language. The first string in the range should always be
+@code{"-rules"} to specify that all the other options belong to the
+@code{-rules} section of the parameters of @command{gnatcheck} call.
+
+@end table
+
@subsection package Pretty_Printer
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