Re: Local vs global variables in ADA

[Larry Hazel <lhhazel@otelco.net>]

Robert A Duff wrote:
> Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov> writes:
> 
> 
>>Never use a "while" loop. Mostly because "exit when" is much clearer,
>>partly because I've used other languages that had slightly different
>>definitions of "while", and I can't keep them straight.
> 
> 
> Like what?  I mean, which languages have different definitions of
> "while" loops, and what are the differences.  I thought "while" loops
> were one of the few cases where there is pretty much agreement on the
> semantics across languages.
> 
If I remember correctly, the Fortran compiler for the SDS/Xerox Sigma computers 
used:

REPEAT
    Statements
WHILE Condition

or UNTIL Condition

Larry