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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,6da15369b6c53c77 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Ted Dennison Subject: Re: LLQ: -1 a valid boolean? Date: 2000/05/23 Message-ID: <392B1C0F.1D8DEB3A@telepath.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 626503618 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <39253CD0.C8DC893D@telepath.com> <8g8o3b$9l0$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <8ge39b$g45$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <8gen6a$v72$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <8geplk$10e$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <8gf1qh$6bk$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Accept-Language: en,pdf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: Abuse Role , We Care X-Trace: newshog.newsread.com 959126219 216.14.8.50 (Tue, 23 May 2000 19:56:59 EDT) Organization: Telepath Systems (telepath.com) MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 19:56:59 EDT Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-05-23T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Robert Dewar wrote: > In article <8geplk$10e$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > Ted Dennison wrote: > > > Ahh, that's a different kettle of fish. I thought the verdict > > was that this was a valid test, since Boolean'Size is 1, but > > that assigning it was wrong becuse Boolean_Object'Size > 1. > > Boolean'Size is completely irrelevant > > What is relevant is that you have an object of type Boolean > that has an abnormal value (other than 0 or 1), and any > reference to this abnormal value is erroneous. Hmm. So you are saying "size doesn't matter"? :-) Well, at some point, I'd think it would have to. Suppose there's an exterranious bit set 33 bits away from boolean's significant bit? Or are you saying that Boolean'Size doesn't matter, but Boolean_Object'Size does? -- T.E.D. Home - mailto:dennison@telepath.com Work - mailto:dennison@ssd.fsi.com WWW - http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/TED.html ICQ - 10545591