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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,32cfbb718858528b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-10 14:03:56 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone.socal.rr.com!cyclone3.kc.rr.com!news3.kc.rr.com!twister.socal.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3D051455.C284452E@san.rr.com> From: Darren New X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Commercial C To Ada 95 compiler References: <3D002D11.CC706952@adaworks.com> <4519e058.0206071148.9b87acf@posting.google.com> <3D0116F3.7254E263@despammed.com> <3D018106.6080004@worldnet.att.net> <3D0184BD.69723B2D@san.rr.com> <3D04F394.64FE6E69@despammed.com> <3D04FCD8.12A7AFD4@san.rr.com> <3D05122F.D5C8EC90@despammed.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 21:03:55 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.75.151.160 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: twister.socal.rr.com 1023743035 66.75.151.160 (Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:03:55 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:03:55 PDT Organization: RoadRunner - West Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25698 Date: 2002-06-10T21:03:55+00:00 List-Id: Wes Groleau wrote: > > > True, but... so? If the C code is buggy, I don't think you'll find too many > > automated ways of removing the bugs and making it Do What I Mean. > > You're changing the subject on me again. What I said way back when > is that translating C into Ada will reveal new bugs at compile time. Well, if in C I go float f; int i; ... f = i; and I meant that, then it's not a bug. I guess it would "reveal a bug", but it would also give the same diagnostic for things that aren't bugs, so I'd think that's less useful. -- Darren New San Diego, CA, USA (PST). Cryptokeys on demand. ** http://home.san.rr.com/dnew/DNResume.html ** ** http://images.fbrtech.com/dnew/ ** My brain needs a "back" button so I can remember where I left my coffee mug.