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gnatmake: Set a custom executable name.

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$ gnatmake -o ${executable_name} ${source_file-adb}

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The command "gnatmake -o ${executable_name} ${source_file.adb}" is used to compile Ada programming language files and create an executable.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

"gnatmake": It is the command used to invoke the Ada compiler and linker provided by GNAT, which is part of the GNAT Ada Development Environment.
"-o ${executable_name}": The "-o" option is used to specify the name of the output executable file. "${executable_name}" is a placeholder that should be replaced with the desired name of the executable file. For example, if you want to name the executable "my_program", you would replace "${executable_name}" with "my_program".
"${source_file.adb}": This is the source file that you want to compile. "${source_file.adb}" is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name of the Ada source file. This file should have the ".adb" file extension. For example, if your source file is named "my_program.adb", you would replace "${source_file.adb}" with "my_program.adb".

When you run this command, the Ada compiler (gnatmake) will compile the specified source file and generate an executable file with the specified name.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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