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Subject: Re: Ravenscar - program termination
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> Sorry, but I don't see anything in the concept of high-integrity
> software that would make it a norm. High-integrity software is a set of
> quality objectives, whereas infinite loops are (or aren't) part of
> system requirements. These should stay independent, even though I
> understand that expectations for both often come in pairs.

The Ravenscar profile is aimed to high-integrity real-time systems. A 
static set of working tasks
is a requirement to perform sound feasibility analysis (at least 
within a given execution mode).

> Still, it looks like I cannot say:
>
> pragma Profile(Ravenscar);
>
> in my Hello World program even though this program meets the objectives
> of the profile. That's not fair! :-)

On real-time kernels supporting the Ravenscar profile, even the main 
procedure must contain an infinite loop.

Regards,

M.B.