Re: Barrier re-evaluation issue with GNAT 4.3.2

[Jean-Pierre Rosen <rosen@adalog.fr>]

Dmitry A. Kazakov a �crit :
> Timing_Events does not have any advantages over delay or asynchronous
> transfer of control. I guess it was provided for some low-level stuff like
> interrupts from hardware timers. However there was already a support for
> interrupts mapped into protected operations, so it really puzzles me why
> Timing_Events were added.
> 
The answer is easy: because users asked for it. Of course, it is
useless, but some people don't feel easy with tasks, and want to use the
kind of tools they are accustomed to.

So rather than painfully answering requests like "why doesn't Ada have
that feature", it was simpler to say "what's the heck" and provide it.
If you don't like it (I am also in that case), don't use it.

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