Re: [Ada] Read directory in Ada.Directories.Start_Search rather than Get_Next_Entry

2022-01-08 Thread Duncan Sands via Gcc-patches
Hi Pierre-Marie, is this really a good idea? If a directory has millions of files in it (rare, but I've seen it) this may consume a lot of memory. Also, if using a slow medium like a network file system, reading the entire directory contents may take a long time. Finally, you aren't really so

[Ada] Read directory in Ada.Directories.Start_Search rather than Get_Next_Entry

2022-01-07 Thread Pierre-Marie de Rodat via Gcc-patches
The Ada.Directories directory search function is changed so the contents of the directory is now read in Start_Search instead of in Get_Next_Entry. Start_Search now stores the result of the directory search in the search object, with Get_Next_Entry returning results from the search object. This di