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   2 --                                                                          --
   3 --                         GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS                         --
   4 --                                                                          --
   5 --                G N A T . C O M P I L E R _ V E R S I O N                 --
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   7 --                                 S p e c                                  --
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   9 --                 Copyright (C) 2002 Ada Core Technologies                 --
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  30 -- Extensive contributions were provided by Ada Core Technologies Inc.      --
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  34 --  This package provides a routine for obtaining the version number of the
  35 --  GNAT compiler used to compile the program. It relies on the generated
  36 --  constant in the binder generated package that records this information.
  37
  38 --  Note: to use this package you must first instantiate it, e.g.
  39
  40 --    package CVer is new GNAT.Compiler_Version;
  41
  42 --  and then you use the function in the instantiated package (Cver.Version).
  43 --  The reason that this unit is generic is that otherwise the direct attempt
  44 --  to import the necessary variable from the binder file causes trouble when
  45 --  building a shared library, since the symbol is not available.
  46
  47 --  Note: this unit is only useable if the main program is written
  48 --  in Ada. It cannot be used if the main program is written in a
  49 --  foreign language.
  50
  51 generic
  52 package GNAT.Compiler_Version is
  53 pragma Pure (Compiler_Version);
  54
  55    function Version return String;
  56    --  This function returns the version in the form "v.vvx (yyyyddmm)".
  57    --  Here v.vv is the main version number (e.g. 3.16), x is the version
  58    --  designator (e.g. a1 in 3.16a1), and yyyyddmm is the date in ISO form.
  59    --  An example of the returned value would be "3.16w (20021029)". The
  60    --  version is actually that of the binder used to bind the program,
  61    --  which will be the same as the compiler version if a consistent
  62    --  set of tools is used to build the program.
  63
  64 end GNAT.Compiler_Version;