From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FROM_WORDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5b3c19b1631bb558 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-11-02 21:28:29 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!nntp.flash.net!news.flash.net!not-for-mail From: "Ken Garlington" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <39DCB9E3.EAE8F426@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <39F9FCCE.D6719C6F@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <1c9kvs4uvj4ofd46f7a8vq0pju596iu2gr@4ax.com> <39fed7b6@rsl2.rslnet.net> <39FF1DBD.74184FDC@worldnet.att.net> <39ff792d@rsl2.rslnet.net> <39FF8DE3.EC0055B5@worldnet.att.net> <3A00375E.19433DC0@worldnet.att.net> <3A00E2D0.42440CB0@acm.org> Subject: Re: Reflection (was: Re: The best thing/greatest feature summary) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: <02sM5.4547$pq3.291397@news.flash.net> Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 05:28:28 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.215.75.221 X-Complaints-To: abuse@flash.net X-Trace: news.flash.net 973229308 216.215.75.221 (Thu, 02 Nov 2000 23:28:28 CST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 23:28:28 CST Organization: FlashNet Communications, http://www.flash.net Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:1737 Date: 2000-11-03T05:28:28+00:00 List-Id: "Randy Brukardt" wrote in message news:LIrM5.5484$qR3.1689680@homer.alpha.net... : Jeff Carter wrote in message <3A00E2D0.42440CB0@acm.org>... : : >This package indicates that this kind of information is available in : >Ada. We just need an easier way to access it. : : You ought to keep in mind that most implementations would not generate : this information or put it into your program, except that your : instantiation requires it. : : OTOH, if these were attributes, it probably would always have to put : into the program. That could increase the size of programs unacceptibly. I know of at least one compiler that provides an option to omit internal constants stored to support 'Image (of course, you can't use 'Image if you use this option). I imagine other compilers could also optimize this storage as needed (presumably, this is no different than optimizing the storage needed for Ada.Tags.Expanded_Name).