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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Compiler implementation of speciallized needs annexes.
Date: 1999/03/01
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In article <7belqo$rl7@dfw-ixnews12.ix.netcom.com>, Richard D Riehle <laoXhai@ix.netcom.com> writes:

>  Perhaps, in the spirit of the FSF, other compiler publishers
>  could simply incorporate the GNAT annexes into their product and
>  avoid the duplication associated with more implementations.

Legal issues aside, I believe multiple implementations provide for a
robust Ada climate.  Even if an annex item _can_ be implemented in
Ada, some implementation might be able to do "better" with their
own version.

Larry Kilgallen