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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,8eff44ec1bcf8433 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-16 06:40:53 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!proxad.net!feeder2-1.proxad.net!news1-2.free.fr!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3BCC38AE.34150C05@free.fr> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 15:39:58 +0200 From: Jean-Marc Bourguet X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.7 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Container reqs References: <9qctpn$lil$1@news.huji.ac.il> <3BCC1BEE.99169F8B@free.fr> <9qhcj0$anv$1@news.huji.ac.il> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Guest of ProXad - France NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Oct 2001 15:40:51 MEST NNTP-Posting-Host: 158.140.208.29 X-Trace: 1003239651 news1-2.free.fr 201 158.140.208.29 X-Complaints-To: abuse@proxad.net Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14671 Date: 2001-10-16T15:40:51+02:00 List-Id: Ehud Lamm wrote: > > Jean-Marc Bourguet wrote in message > news:3BCC1BEE.99169F8B@free.fr... [...] > > > > * the container types should be limited (one can always provides > > a clone function if needed). > > Right. > > > > > * the contained types should not be limited (one can always provides > > a standard wrapper for limited types) > > > > I also like this design. But others seem to disagree (maps of maps of maps > of ...), and I understand their pov. We should try to find the best > solution/compromise on this important issue. Of these two requirements, the one which is the less important for me est the first. I'd far prefer to have the container non limited. -- Jean-Marc