Re: Ada array vs C pointer (call by reference)

[Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homepage@gmail.com>]

On 27 Cze, 20:13, tmo...@acm.org wrote:
> >Is there any implementation where Interfaces.C.int has different
> >properties than Integer?
>
>   Yes.  Janus Ada 95 Integer is 16 bits (for compatibility with older
> programs) but Interfaces.C.Int is 32 bits.

Too bad - my C compiler has 16-bit int (yes, it is 100% standard
compliant), so your Ada compiler will be incompatible with my C
compiler.

>   It's amazing to me how many programmers make unwarranted assumptions.

Yes. Some programmers make unwarranted assumptions that int in C is 32-
bit. Amazing.

> In twenty years I suppose all young programmers will assume Integers
> must "of course" be 64 bits.

In twenty years the only language in use will be Java (or some of its
offspring) and it will have well-defined numeric types. ;-)

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