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Pascal Obry wrote:
> Ok, but that is a compiler issue, I don't see why  it
 > should not be possible and it is not a language issue.

Of course it's a language issue. Programming languages,
especially "3rd generation" ones like Ada, C, or C++,
are means of instructing a computer what to do, in
low-level and precise detail. When a language does not
allow you to explicitly describe a certain behavior,
but instead you must hope that the implementation can
reason out what you actually wanted, that is a deficiency
in the language.