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From: Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: Ada exception block does NOT work?
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:23:22 +0200
Date: 2005-08-21T18:23:22+02:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <37503660.Apkmi7ARgr@linux1.krischik.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: wcck6ig89oz.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com

Robert A Duff wrote:

> But I'm not even allowedd to say "1..2**80" in any Ada compiler I know
> of, and I can't even count on "1..2**35" portably.  Sigh.

Well GNAT allows 2*63. But the limits are indeed very low. I started with
8bit CPUs and one of the fist things you learn with 8bit CPUs is how to add
and subtract 16, 24, 32 etc pp values using the "carry bit". 

I don't think there is a real reason to restrict integers ranges.

Martin
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-08-21 16:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 78+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-16  8:48 Ada exception block does NOT work? bubble
2005-08-16  9:00 ` Georg Bauhaus
2005-08-16  9:32   ` bubble
2005-08-16  9:42     ` gautier_niouzes
2005-08-16 15:25       ` Frank J. Lhota
2005-08-16 16:58         ` Svesse
2005-08-16 17:48           ` Björn Persson
2005-08-16 18:12             ` Svesse
2005-08-16 18:17           ` Frank J. Lhota
2005-08-17 10:53         ` Ludovic Brenta
2005-08-17 11:34           ` Anders Wirzenius
2005-08-17 18:08             ` Björn Persson
2005-08-17 19:05               ` Randy Brukardt
2005-08-18 15:58               ` Georg Bauhaus
2005-08-16 12:30     ` Georg Bauhaus
2005-08-16 17:39       ` Björn Persson
2005-08-16 19:43         ` Georg Bauhaus
2005-08-17  1:39     ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-08-17  7:22       ` Maciej Sobczak
2005-08-18  1:05         ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-08-18  8:44           ` Maciej Sobczak
2005-08-18 11:40             ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2005-08-18 12:56               ` Maciej Sobczak
2005-08-18 14:42                 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2005-08-18 18:03                 ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-18 13:15               ` Alex R. Mosteo
2005-08-18 15:23                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-08-18 18:00                 ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-18 16:13             ` Jeffrey Carter
2005-08-18 16:38               ` Hyman Rosen
2005-08-18 18:07                 ` jimmaureenrogers
2005-08-18 18:44                   ` Hyman Rosen
2005-08-18 20:52                     ` Frank J. Lhota
2005-08-19  0:57                     ` jimmaureenrogers
2005-08-19  7:52                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-08-19 14:41                       ` Robert A Duff
2005-08-19 17:48                   ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-19 14:58                 ` Robert A Duff
2005-08-18 17:54             ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-18 20:56             ` Robert A Duff
2005-08-18 22:01               ` Hyman Rosen
2005-08-19  2:35               ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-08-20 15:28                 ` Robert A Duff
2005-08-20 20:24                   ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-08-20 21:34                     ` Robert A Duff
2005-08-20 22:47                       ` Frank J. Lhota
2005-08-20 23:34                         ` Robert A Duff
2005-08-21 11:18                           ` Simon Wright
2005-08-21 16:59                             ` tmoran
2005-08-21 19:48                               ` Simon Wright
2005-08-21 16:07                           ` Frank J. Lhota
2005-08-21 16:23                           ` Martin Krischik [this message]
2005-08-21  1:12                       ` Björn Persson
2005-08-21  9:01                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-08-21 16:14                       ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-21  4:02                     ` Larry Kilgallen
2005-08-19 12:34               ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2005-08-19 17:29                 ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-19 18:14                   ` Frank J. Lhota
2005-08-21 16:02                     ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-21 16:48                       ` Frank J. Lhota
2005-08-22 15:51                         ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-23  0:32                       ` Larry Elmore
     [not found]                         ` <h5dlg1tsie8n3ikirvbi508t9afobhctkj@4ax.com>
2005-08-23 18:09                           ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-23 19:50                             ` C history Björn Persson
2005-08-27 21:09                             ` Ada exception block does NOT work? Dave Thompson
2005-08-24  1:07                           ` Larry Elmore
2005-08-24  2:36                             ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-08-25  0:14                               ` Larry Elmore
2005-08-26  2:44                                 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2005-08-24 16:44                             ` Martin Krischik
2005-08-22  8:12                     ` Hyman Rosen
2005-08-18 21:15             ` Robert A Duff
2005-08-19 12:00               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2005-08-17 20:24 ` Simon Wright
2005-08-18 19:36   ` Björn Persson
2005-08-18 21:07     ` Simon Wright
2005-08-22 10:47 ` bubble
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