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From: Ken Garlington <garlingtonke@lmtas.lmco.com>
Subject: Re: Ada and Automotive Industry
Date: 1996/11/15
Date: 1996-11-15T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <328C7051.2F3B@lmtas.lmco.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: dewar.847919706@merv


Robert Dewar wrote:
> 
> James says
> 
> "Originally C was designed around PDP-11 class machines: 16 bits,
> multiple registers, indirect addressing modes, etc.  Since gcc has
> to dumb down C for an 8-bit machine, how much would GNAT have
> to dumb down Ada to target an 8051?  Would you still think it was Ada?"
> 
> Definitely yes, most of the important parts of Ada are quite independent
> of code generation, thinks like generics, packages, etc have no code
> generation implication so do not have to removed in this context.

So, has anyone formally defined what parts of Ada would still make sense
in this context (assuming we all even agree on what "this context" means)?

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Thread overview: 163+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1996-11-12  0:00 Ada and Automotive Industry James Thiele
1996-11-13  0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-15  0:00   ` Ken Garlington [this message]
1996-11-13  0:00 ` Frank Manning
1996-11-13  0:00 ` Ken Garlington
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1996-12-13  0:00 Franco Mazzanti
1996-12-11  0:00 Franco Mazzanti
1996-12-11  0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-13  0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
     [not found] <1996Dec11.220521.525@decus.org.nz>
1996-12-11  0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-12-10  0:00 Franco Mazzanti
1996-12-05  0:00 Franco Mazzanti
1996-12-06  0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-11  0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-12-13  0:00   ` Ted Dennison
1996-12-15  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-17  0:00       ` Tucker Taft
1996-12-18  0:00       ` Keith Thompson
1996-12-18  0:00         ` Keith Thompson
1996-12-18  0:00       ` Robert A Duff
1996-12-18  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-18  0:00           ` Robert A Duff
1996-12-18  0:00             ` Ken Garlington
1996-12-19  0:00               ` Robert A Duff
1996-12-20  0:00                 ` Philip Brashear
1996-12-20  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-22  0:00               ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-23  0:00                 ` Ken Garlington
1996-12-18  0:00       ` Geert Bosch
1996-12-17  0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
     [not found] <1996Dec2.221233.523@decus.org.nz>
1996-12-02  0:00 ` Ken Garlington
     [not found] <1996Nov30.130532.522@decus.org.nz>
1996-12-02  0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-11-27  0:00 W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1996-11-25  0:00 Ada and automotive industry W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1996-11-24  0:00 Ada and Automotive Industry Ingemar Persson
1996-11-13  0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1996-11-13  0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-11-12  0:00 James Thiele
1996-11-11  0:00 James Thiele
1996-11-01  0:00 ETHoierman
1996-11-05  0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
1996-11-06  0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
1996-11-06  0:00   ` James Thiele
1996-11-06  0:00     ` Stanley R. Allen
1996-11-07  0:00       ` Dale Stanbrough
1996-11-11  0:00       ` Ken Tindell
1996-11-11  0:00         ` Matthew Heaney
1996-11-11  0:00           ` Philip Brashear
1996-11-11  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-07  0:00     ` Frank Manning
1996-11-11  0:00     ` Frank Manning
1996-11-13  0:00       ` Ken Tindell
1996-11-13  0:00       ` Richard Riehle
1996-11-14  0:00         ` Jack Patteeuw
1996-11-16  0:00           ` David Taylor
1996-11-20  0:00             ` Richard Riehle
1996-11-21  0:00               ` Dave Wood
1996-11-21  0:00             ` Art Schwarz
1996-11-22  0:00               ` Ken Tindell
1996-11-22  0:00               ` Robert B. Love 
1996-11-24  0:00               ` "Paul E. Bennett"
1996-11-18  0:00           ` David Taylor
1996-11-17  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-18  0:00           ` Ken Tindell
1996-11-22  0:00             ` Richard Kenner
1996-11-23  0:00               ` James Thiele
1996-11-27  0:00                 ` Richard Kenner
1996-11-22  0:00             ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-05  0:00             ` Michael Warner
1996-11-20  0:00           ` Richard Riehle
1996-11-23  0:00             ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-25  0:00               ` Richard Riehle
1996-11-27  0:00                 ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-27  0:00                 ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-29  0:00                   ` Richard Riehle
1996-12-02  0:00                   ` Chris Hills
1996-12-04  0:00                   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-11-27  0:00                 ` Ken Garlington
1996-12-01  0:00                   ` Richard Riehle
1996-11-25  0:00               ` Ken Tindell
1996-11-24  0:00             ` Richard Kenner
1996-11-25  0:00               ` Ken Tindell
1996-11-26  0:00                 ` John Dammeyer
1996-11-26  0:00                   ` Ken Garlington
1996-11-25  0:00               ` Richard Riehle
     [not found]           ` <Pine.GSO.3.95.961120154239.3 <Pine.GSO.3.95.961201100430.21598A-100000@nunic.nu.edu>
1996-12-01  0:00             ` James Thiele
1996-11-27  0:00         ` Jon S Anthony
1996-12-03  0:00           ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-12-03  0:00             ` Ted Dennison
1996-12-11  0:00             ` Richard Riehle
1996-12-13  0:00               ` Ted Dennison
1996-11-11  0:00     ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-11-14  0:00     ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-11-15  0:00       ` William P. Milam
1996-11-08  0:00   ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-11-08  0:00     ` James Thiele
1996-11-08  0:00       ` nasser
1996-11-09  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-22  0:00           ` Dirk Dickmanns
1996-11-10  0:00       ` Matthew Heaney
1996-11-11  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-11  0:00           ` James Thiele
1996-11-12  0:00             ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-12  0:00       ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-11-12  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-13  0:00           ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-11-14  0:00         ` William P. Milam
1996-11-19  0:00           ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-11-15  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-15  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-16  0:00         ` Adam Beneschan
1996-11-22  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-16  0:00         ` Geert Bosch
1996-11-21  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-11  0:00     ` Ken Tindell
1996-11-11  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-11  0:00       ` Matthew Heaney
1996-11-08  0:00   ` Ken Garlington
     [not found]   ` <847341612snz@transcontech.co.uk>
1996-11-10  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-12  0:00       ` "Paul E. Bennett"
1996-11-15  0:00   ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-11-15  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-18  0:00       ` Ken Tindell
1996-11-18  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-19  0:00         ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-12-05  0:00         ` Michael Warner
1996-12-06  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
1996-11-15  0:00     ` John Howard
1996-11-15  0:00     ` William P. Milam
1996-11-21  0:00     ` James Weaver
1996-11-21  0:00   ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-11-22  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-11-22  0:00   ` Chris Hills
1996-11-23  0:00   ` Ralph Paul
1996-11-24  0:00   ` Otto Lind
1996-11-25  0:00     ` Richard Kenner
1996-11-28  0:00       ` Eyal Ben-Avraham
1996-11-29  0:00         ` Richard Kenner
1996-11-25  0:00   ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-11-26  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-11-26  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-11-27  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-11-27  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-12-01  0:00   ` Chris Hills
1996-12-01  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-01  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-02  0:00     ` Robert A Duff
1996-12-02  0:00   ` Chris Hills
1996-12-03  0:00     ` Andy Ashworth
1996-12-03  0:00       ` Ian Ward
1996-12-03  0:00   ` Ken Garlington
1996-12-03  0:00   ` Ted Dennison
1996-12-03  0:00   ` George Romanski
1996-12-05  0:00     ` Ken Tindell
1996-12-04  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-12-11  0:00   ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-12-13  0:00   ` Ted Dennison
1996-12-13  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-14  0:00   ` Chris Hills
1996-12-19  0:00     ` Ian Ward
1996-12-17  0:00   ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-12-18  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
1996-12-19  0:00   ` Robert I. Eachus
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