Using Other Utility Programs with GNAT (GNAT User’s Guide for Native Platforms)

#### 3.13.1 Using Other Utility Programs with GNAT ¶

The object files generated by GNAT are in standard system format and, in particular, the debugging information uses this format. This means programs generated by GNAT can be used with existing utilities that depend on these formats.

In general, any utility program that works with C will also often work with Ada programs generated by GNAT. This includes software utilities such as `gprof` (a profiling program), `gdb` (the FSF debugger), and utilities such as `Purify`.