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Subject: Re: A new universe of Ada
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On Monday, September 26, 2022 at 2:45:16 PM UTC+8, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> On 2022-09-26 08:20, Rick Duley wrote:=20
>=20
> > I have Gnat Studio but I can't do anything at all unless I create a Pro=
ject (whatever that is). Even then, I can't write and run Hello_World unles=
s I call it Main. The concept of an IDE where I can step through a program =
checking changes in variable values as I go seems to have vanished.
> That concept is called debugger. GDB for GCC (GNAT Ada is based in GDB).=
=20
> GDB never ever really worked except for little exercises. It still does=
=20
> not. So, forget about it.
> > In short, I am lost and I can't find any material to help me find my wa=
y.
> The project file is 3-liner:=20
> ----------------hello_world.gpr----->=20
> project Hello_World is=20
> for Main use ("hello_world.adb");=20
> end Hello_World;=20
> <------------------------------------=20
>=20
> No, you do not need main to be Main:=20
>=20
> ---hello_world.adb----------------->=20
> with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO;=20
> procedure Hello_World is=20
> begin=20
> Put_Line ("Hello world!");=20
> end Hello_World;=20
> <----------------------------------=20
>=20
> You still can compile and build without projects. But projects are much=
=20
> more comfortable.=20
>=20
> --=20
> Regards,=20
> Dmitry A. Kazakov=20
> http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de