Re: Pointers explained?

[Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>]

 shaunpatterson@gmail.com wrote:

> Thanks for all the help.
> 
> I figured I had to use "new" eventually.  In C++, allocating memory
> doesn't
> seem to bother me - mainly because I'm confident with the language and
> feel like I can control the program flow better.  However, in Ada,
> that whole
> "Unchecked_Deallocation" bothers me... although I seem to have used it
> effectively.
> The "Unchecked" part just makes it seem like Ada provides a better
> way...
> Are there any version of GNAT that support garbage collection?  I'm
> working
> with 10-15 year old government system.  Perhaps I can convince them to
> upgrade
> to an Ada compiler with a garbage collector

Garbage Collection is indeed added to GNAT. AFAIK it is in an early stage
and will take some time until finished.

However, you are a GNAT/PRO customer so you will get premium support from
AdaCore - so go for it. Make your live easy ;-) .

Martin
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