From: Mark Lundquist <mark@rational.com>
Subject: Re: 'constant functions' and access constant params (was Re: Array of Variant Records Question...)
Date: 1999/09/22
Date: 1999-09-22T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <37E96268.34C4594E@rational.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 37E95E14.DF911A2F@rational.com
My post must have been too long, because I got sloppy at the end. There's something about
reading my posts after it's too late to change them, that helps me see where I goofed up...
:-)
Mark Lundquist (c'est moi) wrote:
> > We simply do not agree that it is worth closing the loophole
> > created by this feature.
> >
>
> Two points:
>
> 1) The access-to-constant parameter proposal is what you at times have been saying is
> the "simple" thing that it's "all you're asking for". If that's really true, then
> nobody is disagreeing with you.
>
> 2) The real loophole is created by unchecked programming, and also by the "Rosen
> Trick". But that has nothing to do with access parameters.
>
It's implied by (1), but I ought to say it explicitly : I do agree with you that not
having access-to-constant parameters is a bit of a loophole and that it's worth closing.
As for (2), the Rosen Trick is only a loophole in the case of non-private types, and I also
agree that loophole should be closed (whether in the case of access parameters or not).
--
Mark Lundquist
Senior Software Engineer
Rational Software
Development Solutions Business Unit
UNIX Suites Group
Aloha, OR, USA
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Thread overview: 69+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-09-08 0:00 Array of Variant Records Question Bruce Detter
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Martin C. Carlisle
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Thank you Bruce Detter
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Martin C. Carlisle
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Array of Variant Records Question Matthew Heaney
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Mike Silva
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-11 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1999-09-14 0:00 ` "cast away const" (was Re: Array of Variant Records Question...) Mark Lundquist
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1999-09-22 0:00 ` Array of Variant Records Question Robert I. Eachus
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[not found] ` <wcciu59n2uf.fsf@world.std.com>
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-11 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Hyman Rosen
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
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1999-09-22 0:00 ` 'constant functions' and access constant params (was Re: Array of Variant Records Question...) Richard D Riehle
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist [this message]
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Vincent Marciante
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-24 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-09-25 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-27 0:00 ` David Kristola
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` "Competence" (was: 'constant functions' and access constant params) Ted Dennison
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <wccemfxn15s.fsf@world.std.com>
1999-09-22 0:00 ` 'constant functions' and access constant params (was Re: Array of Variant Records Question...) Richard D Riehle
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Proposed Ada features " Mark Lundquist
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-10 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Array of Variant Records Question Matthew Heaney
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
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