Re: gnat-10 transition

[Stephane Carrez <Stephane.Carrez@vacs.fr>]

Hi!

On 20/09/2020 16:44, Nicolas Boulenguez wrote:

> * If you use libgpr:
>
>    gpr is renamed to gnatprj
>    Like for gnatvsn, a compatibility gpr.gpr project is provided.
>
>    Context:
>    * Debian's gnat-6, like its predecessors, used to build a
>      Debian-specific libgnaprj.
>    * Around gnat-7 and AdaCore GPL/2017, the sources have moved from
>      gnat to gprbuild. The new name was libgnatprj.
>      Debian has renamed libgnatprj to libgpr in order to reduce divergence.
>    * Around 2018, it has appeared that another library had been using
>      the three-letter name since long before 2017. The name had to
>      change in Debian again.

Thanks for this explanation.
I've been surprised by this renaming as it breaks some of my projects.

It seems the libgnatprj7-dev package is missing the 'gpr.gpr' compatibility project.

Is it provided by another package?

Stephane