From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 21 Jul 93 16:07:00 GMT From: cis.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!darwin.s ura.net!source.asset.com!shilling@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Keith Shillington) Subject: Re: SunAda question Message-ID: <1993Jul21.160700.44249@source.asset.com> List-Id: > ... >Note that the function has an argument that's an address - that's the >key here. Some might argue that it's bad form to putz around modifying >what are considered in many circles to be "in" only parameters, ... Arghhh. The failure here is in the specification of the binding. Yes, it is indeed a valid binding to a U**X call; however the author forgot an important bit of the associated Ada syntax, to wit: -- This function takes an address as a parameter, which the underlying C -- system software will replace with the current hostname. The result -- of the function will indicate .... Ada may be self documenting (I document it myself), however bindings to other languages are not. -- Keith Shillington /---------\ "No matter where you go, email: shilling@source.ASSET.com /=======\ There you are." voice: (619) 944-5134 /_____\ -- Buckaroo Banzaii fax : (619) 944-7089 | | office: (301) 924-0050