-- --
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--- This package spec exports version information for GNAT, GNATBIND and
--- GNATMAKE.
+-- This package spec holds version information for the GNAT tools.
+-- It is updated whenever the release number is changed.
package Gnatvsn is
-- other version of GNAT. This is used by the binder to establish
-- space to store any possible version string value for checks. This
-- value should never be decreased in the future, but it would be
- -- OK to increase it if absolutely necessary.
+ -- OK to increase it if absolutely necessary. If it is increased,
+ -- be sure to increase GNAT.Compiler.Version.Ver_Len_Max as well.
Ver_Prefix : constant String := "GNAT Version: ";
-- Prefix generated by binder. If it is changed, be sure to change
-- GNAT.Compiler_Version.Ver_Prefix as well.
Library_Version : constant String := "4.6";
- -- Library version. This value must be updated whenever any change to the
- -- compiler affects the library formats in such a way as to obsolete
- -- previously compiled library modules.
+ -- Library version. This value must be updated when the compiler
+ -- version number Gnat_Static_Version_String is updated.
--
- -- Note: Makefile.in relies on the precise format of the library version
- -- string in order to correctly construct the soname value.
+ -- Note: Makefile.in uses the library version string to construct the
+ -- soname value.
Verbose_Library_Version : constant String := "GNAT Lib v" & Library_Version;
- -- Version string stored in e.g. ALI files.
+ -- Version string stored in e.g. ALI files
Current_Year : constant String := "2010";
-- Used in printing copyright messages