Robin Reagan <[log in to unmask]> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> <snip <rant> on using 'use'>

This has come up many times before, and probably will again. Not
having use clauses can make it easier to find "where things come
from". But a much better way is to have a tool. Emacs ada-mode
together with GNAT provide such a tool. Compile the reused components
(they do compile, or they wouldn't be reusable?), then use Emacs to
browse the Ada source code. Put the cursor on an identifier, hit ^c^d,
and you are popped to the definition. Works whether "use" is used or
not.

Any chance this can get in the new FAQ?

Having said that, I prefer to not use "use" in specs, to make the
origin of things clearer. But I use "use" in bodies, to make the logic
of the computation clearer (long selected names get in the way).

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-- Stephe