Using the GNAT Programming System

Using the GNAT Programming System

GPS, the GNAT Programming System

Version 1.2.2

Date: 2003/06/11 09:15:34

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1. Introduction
2. Description of the Main Windows
3. Integrated Help
4. Multiple Document Interface
5. Editing Files
6. Source Navigation
7. Project Handling
8. Searching and Replacing
9. Compilation/Build
10. Source Browsing
11. Debugging
12. Version Control System
13. Tools
14. Working in a Cross Environment
15. Customizing and Extending GPS
16. Environment

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Description of the main windows

2.1 The Welcome Dialog
2.2 The Menu Bar
2.3 The Tool Bar
2.4 The Work Space
2.5 The Project Explorer
2.6 The Messages Window
2.7 The Shell Window
2.8 The Locations Tree
2.10 The Status Line

Integrated Help

3.1 The Help Menu
3.2 Adding New Help Files

Multiple Document Interface

4.1 Selecting Windows
4.2 Closing Windows
4.3 Maximized and Iconified Windows
4.4 Docked Windows
4.5 Floating Windows
4.6 Moving Windows

Editing Files

5.1 General Information
5.2 Editing Sources
5.3 The File Selector
5.4 Menu Items
5.5 Using an External Editor
5.6 Using the Clipboard

Source Navigation

6.1 Support for Cross References
6.2 The Navigate Menu
6.3 Source Navigation Contextual Menus

Project Handling

7.1 Description of the Projects
7.2 Scenarios and Configuration Variables
7.3 The Project Explorer
7.4 The Project Menu
7.5 The Project Wizard
7.6 The Project Properties Editor
7.7 The Switches Editor
7.8 The Project Browser

Searching and Replacing

Compilation/Build

9.1 The Build Menu
9.2 Integrating existing build procedures with the GPS build system

Source Browsing

10.1 General Issues
10.2 Call Graph
10.3 Dependency Browser
10.4 Entity Browser

Debugging

11.1 The Debug Menu
11.2 The Call Stack Window
11.3 The Data Window
11.4 The Breakpoint Editor
11.5 The Memory Window
11.6 Using the Source Editor when Debugging
11.8 The Debugger Console

Version Control System

12.1 The VCS Explorer
12.2 The VCS Menu
12.3 The Version Control Contextual Menu

Tools

13.1 The Tools Menu
13.2 Visual Comparison
13.3 Code Fixing

Working in a Cross Environment

14.1 Customizing your Projects
14.2 Debugger Issues

Customizing and Extending GPS

15.1 The Preferences Dialog
15.2 Customizing the Menu and Tool Bar
15.3 Adding Support for New Languages
15.4 Defining Text Aliases
15.5 Defining New Styles and Key Bindings
15.6 Scripting GPS

Environment

16.1 Command Line Options
16.2 Environment Variables
16.3 Files
16.4 Reporting Suggestions and Bugs
16.5 Solving Problems