From: "Samuel A. Mize" <smize@magellan.bgm.link.com>
Subject: Re: newbie Q: storage management
Date: 1997/05/05
Date: 1997-05-05T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <336E10BD.41C6@magellan.bgm.link.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: dewar.862662302@merv
Robert Dewar wrote:
>
> Samuel Mize said
>
> <<Please note that I was trying explain the reasoning behind unchecked
> deallocation, which was designed for Ada 83, not Ada 95. If that
> was unclear, I apologize. The design decision was carried over into
> Ada 95 by (1) the vocal minority who fear dynamic memory usage,
> (2) the requirement for upward compatibility, and (3) inertia. (See
> also below about "special needs annexes" before flaming.)>>
>
> Actually this is quite wrong. Samuel, you were not there, and so you
> are guessing, and you are guessing wrong!
Perhaps true. However,
> <<Please note that I was trying explain the reasoning behind unchecked
> deallocation,
specifically why it's harder to use than "new" and is not defined to
actually do anything. I wasn't referring, in this paragraph, to
garbage collection. Unfortunately, I put a side point about GC into
my post before continuing my main thrust, and this misled you. Sorry.
Your discussions about the design reasons behind these points
(requiring a generic instantiation of U_D, not requiring U_D to
do anything) have been very helpful. Thank you.
Sam Mize
-- Samuel Mize (817) 619-8622 "Team Ada"
-- Hughes Training Inc. PO Box 6171 m/s 400, Arlington TX 76005
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Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-04-29 0:00 newbie Q: storage management Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-30 0:00 ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-04-30 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-03 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-05 0:00 ` Samuel A. Mize [this message]
1997-05-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-05 0:00 ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-05-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-06 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-08 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-08 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1997-05-09 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-09 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1997-05-13 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-13 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-13 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-09 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-09 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1997-05-10 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-09 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-10 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-06 0:00 ` Michael F Brenner
1997-05-06 0:00 ` Assuaging sour grapes :-) [was: newbie Q: storage management] John G. Volan
1997-05-07 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-07 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1997-05-07 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1997-05-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-08 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-08 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-07 0:00 ` Stephen Posey
1997-05-08 0:00 ` Dynamic binding of packages Nick Roberts
1997-05-08 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1997-05-07 0:00 ` newbie Q: storage management Jeff Carter
1997-05-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-09 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-04 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-30 0:00 ` kaz
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-05-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-30 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-04 0:00 ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-30 0:00 ` Marinus van der Lugt
1997-04-30 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-30 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-02 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1997-05-08 0:00 Jon S Anthony
1997-05-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-09 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-10 0:00 ` Fergus Henderson
1997-05-10 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-13 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-10 0:00 ` Fergus Henderson
1997-05-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-13 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
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