Re: Alsys Ada question

[Scott Ingram <scott@silver.jhuapl.edu>]

Ted Dennison wrote:

> 
> You are correct that there is no "Unsigned" package in standard Ada83.
> You can check what's in the Ada standard yourself in one of the
> various places that it is available online. You should be able

Thanks, Ted.  I had already looked in the old RM, but wanted
make sure I hadn't missed something.

> to check what comes with your compiler yourself by looking
> through its directories, or flipping through appendix F in its
> documentation.

Unfortunately, I don't have the compiler...which is why I am guessing.

> 
> My guess would be that its a package supplying a true 32-bit unsigned
> integer type, which the Ada83 standard made it impossible to do
> yourself within the language on a 32-bit machine.

My thought as well, although it appears that the compiler was only for
16 bit targets.

> 
> However, its also possible that its a package declared inside of another
> package that your code has a "use" clause for.

Wish that were the case.

> 
> > Also, who would I contact to see if that product is
> > still available?
> 
> Aonix. http://www.aonix.com

Thanks again.
-- 
Scott Ingram
Sonar Processing and Analysis Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory