Chapter 7: Portability - TOC - 7.7 INPUT/OUTPUT

7.7.2 File Closing

guideline

Close all files explicitly.

rationale

The Ada Reference Manual (1995, §A.7) does not define what happens to external files after completion of the main subprogram (in particular, if corresponding files have not been closed).

The disposition of a closed temporary file may vary, perhaps affecting performance and space availability (ARTEWG 1986).