From: Georg Bauhaus <rm.tsoh+bauhaus@maps.futureapps.de>
Subject: Re: Exceptions and out procedure arguments (using GNAT GPL)
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:16:58 +0200
Date: 2007-06-20T16:16:54+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1182349018.7759.51.camel@kartoffel> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1mhmyqf4l1lzn$.42eeylu5yrjk.dlg@40tude.net>
On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 14:58 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:13:29 +0200, Georg Bauhaus wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 11:29 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> >> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:46:33 +0200, Georg Bauhaus wrote:
> >>
> >>>>> And can you document all side effects on by reference (or global)
> >>>>> variables at all, in the presence of exceptions?
> >>>>
> >>>> That depends on the meaning of "all." Certainly, we cannot control
> >>>> side-effects on the CPU's cache or on the green gas emission caused by
> >>>> consuming electricity during subprogram execution...
> >>>
> >>> Yes, no need repeating the absurd. So what is the meaning of "all
> >>> side effects"?
> >>
> >> Language-distinguishable sets of program states corresponding the
> >> identified elements of the problem space.
> >
> > Rephrasing the notion won't help defining it.
>
> OK, give your definition of [side] effect of program execution so that we
> could discuss your point.
A side effect of a subprogram P is a possible update of an object
(in some partition) that is not mentioned in P's parameter profile.
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Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-06-16 1:05 Exceptions and out procedure arguments (using GNAT GPL) Fionn Mac Cumhaill
2007-06-16 1:53 ` Anh Vo
2007-06-16 2:50 ` Brian May
2007-06-16 3:08 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-06-16 6:55 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-18 15:44 ` Adam Beneschan
2007-06-19 5:23 ` Fionn Mac Cumhaill
2007-06-19 7:34 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-06-19 15:21 ` Adam Beneschan
2007-06-19 20:07 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-19 21:20 ` Adam Beneschan
2007-06-20 6:16 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-20 8:01 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-20 8:45 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-20 9:29 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-20 6:21 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-20 8:02 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-20 8:46 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-20 9:29 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-20 10:13 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-20 12:58 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-20 14:16 ` Georg Bauhaus [this message]
2007-06-20 18:22 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-20 19:16 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-20 20:40 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-21 9:52 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-21 13:48 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-22 18:15 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-22 19:45 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-06-20 15:15 ` Fionn Mac Cumhaill
2007-06-19 21:40 ` Randy Brukardt
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