Re: Required Metrics

[Tucker Taft <stt@averstar.com>]

Ted Dennison wrote:
> 
> In article <5DDO4.2237$wb7.194854@news.flash.net>,
>   "Ken Garlington" <Ken.Garlington@computer.org> wrote:
> > In the Ada Reference Manual, paragraphs D.8:37-45 states that "The
> > implementation shall document" a series of metrics related to the
> ...
> > details of that configuration." However, although my compiler's
> > reference manual claims that "The real-time systems annex is fully
> > implemented", it goes on to say " Information on metrics is not yet
> > available." Does a compiler fully implement the real-time systems
> > annex if it does not meet the documentation requirements?
> 
> I remember asking almost this exact question here about a year and a
> half ago. You can search deja for the thread. But the answer I remember
> getting was that since there is (and can be) no test in the Ada
> validation test suite for documentation requirements, implementors can
> pretty much get away with murder here.

The validation process (aka "conformance assessment" process) does
not include checking conformance to the documentation requirements,
largely for pragmatic reasons. It was felt that the cost of document
conformance assessment would be excessive and difficult to standardize. 

In any case, the marketplace needs to play a role
here.  Either make good documentation a condition of sale, or give
your existing vendor a hard time if they don't provide the documentation
you need.


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