AdaCore / AdaCore/gnatcoverage

Allow building with shared libraries

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Description

GNATCoverage could, in theory, be build using shared libraries instead of static. This would be more convenient for distribution packaging (see https://github.com/andrewathalye/nix-ada for example).

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating GNATCoverage's build entry points and comparing its current static-library setup with the nix-ada packaging example linked in the issue. The work is complete when GNATCoverage can be built using shared libraries and remains usable for distribution packaging.

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Assessment

Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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