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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC,WEIRD_QUOTING autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,90514f9a192a4997 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-09-08 03:11:24 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.netspace.net.au!not-for-mail From: Andy Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Expectation of Access Value Equality Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 20:09:42 +1100 Organization: Netspace Internet Message-ID: <3F5C4756.11A9@netspace.net.au> References: Reply-To: void@netspace.net.au NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-a1-413.melbourne.netspace.net.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: otis.netspace.net.au 1063015883 91725 203.113.247.159 (8 Sep 2003 10:11:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@otis.netspace.net.au NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 10:11:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:42271 Date: 2003-09-08T20:09:42+11:00 List-Id: Preben Randhol wrote: > > Nick Roberts wrote: > > (a) Would you be surprised by: > > > > Print( (+"foo",+"bar",+"",+"") ); > > > > printing three lines? Yes > > > > (b) Would you be surprised by: > > > > Print( (+"foo",+"bar",+"hum",+"foo") ); > > > > printing one line? Yes > > > > (c) What would you think of an implementation that caused this behaviour? Crap! > > (What would you think of an implementation that printed four lines in both > > cases?) Potentially not crap. > I don't know I. Running your program produces 4 lines in both cases. Ditto > Compiler: Gnat 3.15p on Debian GNU/Linux Compiler: antique Gnat 3.11p on an even older Windoze 95 > Preben Regards, Andy