Ada 95 Quality and Style Guide | Chapter 7 |
7.7.5 Current Error Filesguideline
Consider using Current_Error and Set_Error for run-time error messages. example
with Ada.Text_IO; ... begin Ada.Text_IO.Open (File => Configuration_File, Mode => Ada.Text_IO.In_File, Name => Configuration_File_Name); exception when Ada.Text_IO.Name_Error => Ada.Text_IO.Put_Line (File => Ada.Text_IO.Standard_Error, Item => "Can't open configuration file."); ... end;rationale
The package Text_IO includes the concept of a current error file. You should report errors to the user through the associated subprograms Current_Error and Set_Error instead of the standard output facilities. In interactive applications, using the Text_IO error facilities increases the portability of your user interface.
notes
In a program with multiple tasks for I/O, you need to be careful of two or more tasks trying to set Current_Input, Current_Output, or Current_Error. The potential problem lies in unprotected updates to the "shared" state associated with a package, in this case, the package Text_IO. Guidelines 6.1.1 and 6.2.4 discuss the related issues of unprotected shared variables.
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