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gnatmake — A low-level build tool for Ada programs (part of the GNAT toolchain). More information: <https://gcc

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Problem

How to use the gnatmake command: A low-level build tool for Ada programs (part of the GNAT toolchain). More information: <https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gnat_ugn/Switches-for-gnatmake.html>.

Solution

gnatmake — A low-level build tool for Ada programs (part of the GNAT toolchain). More information: <https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gnat_ugn/Switches-for-gnatmake.html>.

Compile an executable:

gnatmake {{source_file1.adb source_file2.adb ...}}

Set a custom [o]utput executable name:

gnatmake -o {{executable_name}} {{source_file.adb}}

[f]orce recompilation:

gnatmake -f {{source_file.adb}}

Code Snippets

Compile an executable

gnatmake {{source_file1.adb source_file2.adb ...}}

Set a custom [o]utput executable name

gnatmake -o {{executable_name}} {{source_file.adb}}

[f]orce recompilation

gnatmake -f {{source_file.adb}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/gnatmake

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