From: rcd@ico.ISC.COM (Dick Dunn)
Subject: Re: What is the origin of `pragma'
Date: 6 Jul 89 04:17:33 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <15896@vail.ICO.ISC.COM> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8906291247.AA19739@ti.com
In article <8906291247.AA19739@ti.com>, fmoore@skvax1.csc.ti.com (Freeman Moore [214]995-1901) writes:
> Why was the word `pragma' selected?
>
> Any ideas or pointers to references would be appreciated.
It may or may not have any bearing, but ALGOL 68 has a construct called a
"pragmat" with very similar usage. I recall seeing it in at least one
other language of comparably ancient vintage, but I can't lay hands on the
information, and I can't recall whether it was pragma or pragmat. ALGOL 68
uses a symbol "pr" as the delimiter.
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Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1989-06-29 12:38 What is the origin of `pragma' Freeman Moore [214]995-1901
1989-07-03 17:41 ` Scott Simpson
1989-07-06 4:17 ` Dick Dunn [this message]
1989-07-06 16:55 ` William Thomas Wolfe,2847,
1989-07-07 15:52 ` Dick Dunn
1989-07-08 22:55 ` William Thomas Wolfe,2847,
1989-07-06 20:29 ` Uri Blumenthal
1989-07-07 10:42 ` Dik T. Winter
1989-07-08 21:51 ` Piercarlo Grandi
1989-07-14 14:06 ` Edward Falis
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