From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,430eaabd16272069 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-18 15:39:56 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!darwin.sura.net!news.sesqui.net!uuneo.neosoft.com!Starbase.NeoSoft.COM!not-for-mail From: dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David Weller) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Need info on SUBSYSTEMS Date: 18 Oct 1994 17:36:58 -0500 Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 684 5969 Message-ID: <381ima$n6i@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> References: <37h9vc$lol@sol.sun.csd.unb.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: starbase.neosoft.com Date: 1994-10-18T17:36:58-05:00 List-Id: In article , Bob Duff wrote: >In article , >Matthew C. Sargent wrote: >>In article <37h9vc$lol@sol.sun.csd.unb.ca>, tom@firstclass.unb.ca (Tom >>Reddon) wrote: >> >>> I having a hard time finding information on subsystems. > >>If by "subsystems" you mean Rational Subsystems - they are part of our >>(Rational Software Corp's) approach to software engineering. ... > >We also use the term "subsystem" in Ada 9X to refer to a library unit, >plus all of its child units and grandchild units and so on. > A bit of unfortunate overloading, but unavoidable, I suppose. A "Rational" Subsystem means something more (views, multiple versions of packages/children), etc. I agree, however, that it is reasonable (more than reasonable) to call a hierarchy of packages (properly organized) as a "subsystem". Perhaps Rational will have to rename their stuff :-) -- Proud (and vocal) member of Team Ada! (and Team OS/2) ||This is not your Ada -- Very Cool. Doesn't Suck. || father's Ada For all sorts of interesting Ada tidbits, run the command: ||________________ "finger dweller@starbase.neosoft.com | more" (or e-mail with "finger" as subj.) ObNitPick: Spelling Ada as ADA is like spelling C++ as CPLUSPLUS. :-)