GNAT User’s Guide for Native Platforms: The GNAT Compilation Model

3 The GNAT Compilation Model

This chapter describes the compilation model used by GNAT. Although similar to that used by other languages such as C and C++, this model is substantially different from the traditional Ada compilation models, which are based on a centralized program library. The chapter covers the following material:

* Topics related to source file makeup and naming
* Configuration Pragmas
* Generating Object Files
* Source Dependencies
* The Ada Library Information Files
* Binding an Ada Program
* GNAT and Libraries
* Conditional Compilation
* Mixed Language Programming
* GNAT and Other Compilation Models
* Using GNAT Files with External Tools


• Source Representation:
• Foreign Language Representation:
• File Naming Topics and Utilities:
• Configuration Pragmas:
• Generating Object Files:
• Source Dependencies:
• The Ada Library Information Files:
• Binding an Ada Program:
• GNAT and Libraries:
• Conditional Compilation:
• Mixed Language Programming:
• GNAT and Other Compilation Models:
• Using GNAT Files with External Tools: