Re: Elaboration code, aggregates

[Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>]

Andreas ZEURCHER <ZUERCHER_Andreas@outlook.com> writes:

> On Monday, March 29, 2021 at 11:31:03 AM UTC-5, Niklas Holsti wrote:
>> On 2021-03-29 18:24, Luke A. Guest wrote: 
>> > 
>> > On 28/03/2021 20:41, Simon Wright wrote: 
>> >> In June 2020, Luke A. Guest was having trouble with getting the compiler 
>> >> to place constant data into the data section without elaboration code. 
>> >> https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.ada/c/B2NA-qjCJuM/m/4ykywZWZAgAJ 
>> >> 
>> > 
>> >> Bug report raised: 
>> >> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=99802 
>> >> 
>> > 
>> > Ooh, the tumble weeds. ;)
>> (emoticon "bafflement") Your meaning, dear sir?
>
> Turn-around time from submission to general-availability released fix
> can be quite long in FSF GNAT or Community Edition.  (Paid-support for
> GNAT Pro at AdaCore can be more prompt, I hear.)

Maybe, but this is accepted as a regression and Eric is on it!
:impressed:

Paid support can be very prompt. We were at the stage where our Systems
Engineer couldn't accept a compiler change, so wavefronts wouldn't have
helped, but workrounds were indeed prompt.