From: uri@arnor.UUCP (Uri Blumenthal)
Subject: Re: What is the origin of `pragma'
Date: 6 Jul 89 20:29:46 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <246@arnor.UUCP> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 15896@vail.ICO.ISC.COM
From article <15896@vail.ICO.ISC.COM>, by rcd@ico.ISC.COM (Dick Dunn):
> In article <8906291247.AA19739@ti.com>, fmoore@skvax1.csc.ti.com (Freeman Moore [214]995-1901) writes:
>
>> Why was the word `pragma' selected?
>>
> 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
Yeah. I remember it's "pragma". Ain't too sure,though.
Uri.
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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
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 [this message]
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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