Re: Porting Ada source

["Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr>]

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"Jacob Sparre Andersen" <sparre@nbi.dk> a �crit dans le message de news:pld62sdw2q.fsf@sparre.crs4.it...
> > 3) the word length is 64 bits on DEC Alpha and 32 bits on pc so it
> > is not always possible to use the same standard type (for example
> > the long type is 64 bits on Alpha and 32 bits on pc)
>
> If the program has been written in terms of the requirements and not
> just in term of standard data types, this is unlikely to create
> significant problems.  If the program depends on the actual range of
> the type Integer, then you may have to rework some of the code.  But
> based on previous experience reports on porting of code, I will guess
> that it isn't that much work.
>
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Moreover, you can change all references to Standard.Integer into -say- Interfaces.Integer_32 automatically with Adasubst. See
http://www.adalog.fr/compo2.htm
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