PowerAda asyntax

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NAME

asyntax - check Ada syntax

SYNOPSIS

asyntax [-h] {-I | FileName  . . . }

DESCRIPTION

This command checks the syntax of one or more Ada source files.

OPTIONS

-h
Requests help for the command. If specified, all other options and parameters (except possibly erroneous ones) are ignored.
-I
Specifies that a list of file names will be read from standard input. If "--" is found in a line read from standard input, the remainder of the line is ignored.

PARAMETERS

FileName . . .
One or more input files whose syntax is to be checked. Specify "-" as one of the file names to read Ada source from standard input.
For each input file processed, a single line is written to standard output indicating if the file contains any syntax errors. If a file contains syntax errors, the following line is written:
FileName: Syntax error at line Line column Column
If a file passes the syntax check, the following line is written:
FileName: Okay

RETURN CODES

Below is a list of the possible values returned by asyntax. Refer to Return Codes for Commands for details about the meaning of these return s.

0, 1, 2, 13, 99

FILES

$POWERADA/bin/asyntax

the asyntax program image

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

POWERADA
This must be defined and indicate the powerada/ada95 directory in the PowerAda installation.

BUGS/LIMITATIONS

See Problems and Questions at the beginning of this Appendix.