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[9602-004] Re: ada/5907: The Ada front end lacks a proper manual


I agree with Florian's points:

1. Transform the GNAT User's Guide texi file for VMS via a mechanism such as
an Ada program, versus using macros (source readability is a key issue) or a
Spitbol program.

2. Check in what we have now.  Good idea, and from Ada Core's perspective it
should be Florian who does this.  Florian, I think I sent you a somewhat
recent version of gnat_ug.texi last month.  Let me know if you also would
like a current gnat_rm.texi (which addresses most but not all of the issues
that Joseph Myers raised last Fall).

Ben Brosgol
brosgol@gnat.com


Florian Weimer wrote:
> Zack Weinberg <zack@codesourcery.com> writes:
>
> > If I remember correctly from the last time this came up, the problem
> > is that the transforming program is written in an exotic language
> > (SNOBOL?) and therefore can't be run on most people's systems.
>
> I'm rewriting the program from scratch, in Ada.
>
> > If so, I encourage you to check everything into CVS anyway, right
> > now, but comment out the relevant Makefile rules.  The documentation
> > will then be available in some form for people to read; we can
> > proceed immediately to address concerns about the content;
>
> Yes, I strongly second that.
>


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