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From: "Robert I. Eachus" <rieachus@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Early Ada Mistakes (was: Re: += in ada)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 20:05:43 GMT
Date: 2003-10-22T20:05:43+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3F96E2C6.6010708@comcast.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3F96788C.5020309@noplace.com

Marin David Condic wrote:

> I thought it would be A Good Thing(tm) had there been some kind of
> semi-official subset that could have been validated so that a compiler
> might have been "Level 1 Compliant". That may have let compiler writers
> come out with something that would have met the needs of us guys with
> really small target processors and/or inexpensive home computers. We
> would have been able to play the game and do so in a way that was
> "Portable". As technology improved, vendors might have more easily
> become "Level 2 Compliant" and customers could have upgraded as their
> hardware grew to meet the needs.

There were actually two, pretty well understood by all compiler 
developers.  The first was the Pascal subset, this was basically 
everything in Ada that was also in Pascal.  A lot of compiler developers 
either modified a Pascal compiler to compile this subset, or built a 
tool to convert from the Pascal subset of Ada into Pascal.

The next step up was the Pascal superset.  This was basically everything 
in Ada except chapters 9 (Tasking), 12 (Generics) and most of 13.  This 
was the language that most compiler developers used--and possibly still 
do--to implement the Ada run-time.  Of course, a lot of people would say 
that some compilers, such as the original Telesoft compiler were only 
useable with the Pascal superset.  I am not one of them.  I never found 
the original Telesoft compiler useable.  But then again, maybe I never 
found the right Pascal subset to use with it.

-- 
                                             Robert I. Eachus

"Quality is the Buddha. Quality is scientific reality. Quality is the 
goal of Art. It remains to work these concepts into a practical, 
down-to-earth context, and for this there is nothing more practical or 
down-to-earth than what I have been talking about all along...the repair 
of an old motorcycle."  -- from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle 
Maintenance by Robert Pirsig




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Thread overview: 274+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-09-25 16:25 += in ada Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-01  8:35 ` Peter Amey
2003-10-01 12:38   ` Frank J. Lhota
2003-10-03 16:22     ` Isaac Gouy
2003-10-06 20:21       ` Russ
2003-10-06 22:47         ` (see below)
2003-10-04 20:17   ` Craig Carey
2003-10-06  7:36     ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2003-10-06  8:13       ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-06 22:49       ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-01 14:06 ` Gautier
2003-10-02 12:26   ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-02 13:03     ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-02 13:36       ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-02 21:28         ` Keith Thompson
2003-10-07  0:41           ` Russ
2003-10-07 10:05             ` Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-07 11:56               ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-07 14:02                 ` (see below)
2003-10-07 22:22                   ` Russ
2003-10-07 23:52                     ` (see below)
2003-10-08  6:08                     ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-09 19:07                       ` Russ
2003-10-09 19:42                         ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
     [not found]                           ` <25oh51-uu2.ln1@beastie.ix.netcom.com>
2003-10-10  7:37                             ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-10 18:56                               ` Russ
2003-10-11  8:10                                 ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-11  8:30                                 ` Samuel Tardieu
2003-10-10 12:09                             ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-10  7:34                         ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-12  0:50                           ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-12  8:24                             ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-12 14:57                               ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-12 18:37                                 ` (see below)
2003-10-13  0:42                                   ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-13  8:32                                     ` Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-13 19:18                                       ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-13 23:36                                     ` Alexandre E. Kopilovitch
2003-10-14  6:14                                       ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-14 15:19                                         ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-30 21:43                                     ` ARG process (was += in ada) Randy Brukardt
2003-10-30 23:21                                       ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-10 20:31                         ` += in ada Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-12  8:23                           ` Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-14 18:00                           ` Russ
2003-10-14 18:15                             ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-15 12:50                             ` Georg Bauhaus
2003-10-15 13:25                               ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-15 14:04                                 ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-15 15:19                                   ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-15 18:06                                     ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-15 18:53                                       ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-15 19:34                                         ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-15 23:09                                         ` Alexandre E. Kopilovitch
2003-10-16  5:05                                     ` Russ
2003-10-16 12:07                                       ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-16 13:43                                       ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-16 23:57                                         ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-17  6:22                                           ` Russ
2003-10-17  6:38                                             ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-17 15:48                                             ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-19  1:15                                               ` Russ
2003-10-19 16:04                                                 ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-19 23:59                                                   ` Russ
2003-10-20  5:24                                                     ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-20  5:52                                                       ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-20 12:40                                                         ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-20 14:36                                                           ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-21  0:23                                                           ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-21  3:46                                                             ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-21  6:37                                                           ` Russ
2003-10-21 10:10                                                             ` Marius Amado Alves
2003-10-22  5:23                                                               ` Russ
2003-10-20 14:34                                                         ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-21  7:43                                                         ` Russ
2003-10-21 12:45                                                           ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-22  7:13                                                             ` Russ
2003-10-22  8:48                                                               ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-22  9:02                                                               ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-22 18:21                                                                 ` Russ
2003-10-22 19:10                                                                   ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-23  5:24                                                                     ` + " Russ
2003-10-22 19:16                                                                   ` += " sk
2003-10-22 19:13                                                                     ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-23  5:16                                                                     ` Russ
2003-10-23  5:45                                                                       ` sk
2003-10-22 21:22                                                                 ` Russ
2003-10-23  2:23                                                                   ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-22  9:46                                                               ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-22  8:01                                                             ` Russ
2003-10-21 13:38                                                           ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-22  7:24                                                             ` Russ
2003-10-22 19:50                                                               ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-23  5:34                                                                 ` Russ
2003-10-23 14:14                                                                   ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-24  9:15                                                                     ` Peter Hermann
2003-10-24 10:11                                                                       ` Marius Amado Alves
2003-10-26  7:35                                                                         ` Pascal Obry
2003-10-24 11:20                                                                       ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-25  3:14                                                                       ` Russ
2003-10-25  5:07                                                                     ` Russ
2003-10-19 23:19                                                 ` Robert A Duff
2003-10-20  6:16                                                   ` Russ
2003-10-20 14:31                                                     ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-20 17:10                                                     ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-20 17:53                                                       ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-20 19:11                                                         ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-20 19:32                                                           ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-20 23:24                                                           ` Alexandre E. Kopilovitch
2003-10-21  0:40                                                     ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-21  3:45                                                       ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-21 12:07                                                         ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-21 12:18                                                           ` Marius Amado Alves
2003-10-21 12:45                                                         ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-21 14:46                                                           ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-21 17:54                                                             ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-21 20:23                                                               ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-22  0:18                                                             ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-22  4:07                                                               ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-22 20:41                                                                 ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-22 11:56                                                             ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-22  0:14                                                           ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-22 12:31                                                             ` Early Ada Mistakes (was: Re: += in ada) Marin David Condic
2003-10-22 20:05                                                               ` Robert I. Eachus [this message]
2003-10-23  4:47                                                                 ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-23 14:36                                                                   ` Early Ada Mistakes Hyman Rosen
2003-10-23 19:04                                                                     ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-24 13:33                                                                       ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-24 16:59                                                                         ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-23 19:08                                                                     ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-23 22:17                                                                       ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-24 11:26                                                                       ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-23 18:50                                                                   ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-22 21:00                                                               ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-23  4:53                                                                 ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-22  6:56                                                           ` += in ada Russ
2003-10-22  7:26                                                             ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-22 11:27                                                             ` Stephane Richard
2003-10-22 20:12                                                               ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-22 20:52                                                             ` Wes Groleau
     [not found]                                                         ` <emte61-d03.ln1@beastie.ix.netcom.com>
2003-10-21 12:57                                                           ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-21  2:43                                                 ` Alexandre E. Kopilovitch
2003-10-21  9:39                                                   ` Stephane Richard
2003-10-19 22:26                                               ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-16  4:31                                   ` + " Russ
2003-10-16  8:57                                     ` += " Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-16 20:56                                     ` + " Georg Bauhaus
2003-10-16  4:04                               ` += " Russ
2003-10-16  8:57                                 ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-17  3:03                                 ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-17 11:46                                   ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-17 11:50                                     ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-17 12:40                                       ` sk
2003-10-17 12:48                                         ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-15 14:16                             ` Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-16  5:40                               ` Russ
2003-10-16 12:45                                 ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-16 22:07                                   ` Russ
2003-10-17  9:10                                     ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-16 13:48                                 ` Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-16 20:46                                 ` Georg Bauhaus
2003-10-17  2:37                                   ` Russ
2003-10-17  3:01                                     ` sk
2003-10-17  5:42                                       ` Russ
2003-10-17 11:26                                         ` sk
2003-10-17 20:24                                           ` Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-17  3:52                                     ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-17  6:32                                     ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-17  8:48                                     ` Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-16  1:25                             ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-19 23:50                               ` Robert A Duff
2003-10-20  5:52                                 ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-07 18:28                 ` Alexander Kopilovitch
2003-10-10 19:56                   ` Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-20  7:41       ` idem (Was: += in ada) Jacob Sparre Andersen
2003-10-20  8:28         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-10-20  8:34         ` (see below)
2003-10-31 22:40         ` Nick Roberts
2003-10-14  9:52   ` += in ada Stuart Palin
2003-10-16  8:49     ` Russ
2003-10-16 12:46       ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-16 13:46         ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-16 15:42           ` Mark A. Biggar
2003-10-16 16:48             ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-17  0:26               ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-17  1:26                 ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-17  3:59                   ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-17 11:54                     ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-17 20:35                       ` Russ
2003-10-19 22:22                     ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-19  1:37                   ` Russ
2003-10-19  3:16                     ` sk
2003-10-19 14:10                     ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-19 14:29                     ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-20  2:47                       ` Russ
2003-10-20  3:03                         ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-20  5:47                         ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-20 12:56                           ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-20  6:19                         ` Ross Higson
2003-10-21 17:30                           ` Russ
2003-10-21 18:40                             ` sk
2003-10-22  7:35                               ` Russ
2003-10-21 23:28                             ` Ross Higson
2003-10-21 23:55                               ` Jerry Petrey
2003-10-22  7:35                             ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-20 16:30                         ` Martin Dowie
2003-10-20 17:05                           ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-20 17:46                             ` Martin Dowie
2003-10-20 18:01                               ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-21  0:57                           ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-21  1:46                             ` Stephane Richard
2003-10-21  3:38                             ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-21  8:49                             ` Martin Dowie
2003-10-21  9:04                             ` Marius Amado Alves
2003-10-21 13:00                               ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-21 13:37                                 ` Marius Amado Alves
2003-10-21 14:50                                   ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-21 15:01                                     ` Stephane Richard
2003-10-21 15:03                                     ` Stephane Richard
2003-10-21 15:07                                     ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-21 15:13                                       ` Stephane Richard
2003-10-21 15:58                                       ` (see below)
2003-10-21 15:24                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-10-21 16:44                                     ` Marius Amado Alves
2003-10-22  7:32                                     ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-22  8:48                                       ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-22 20:24                                         ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-27 12:01                                           ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
2003-10-27 17:31                                             ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-21 13:01                               ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-21  4:49                           ` sk
2003-10-21 21:19                             ` Simon Wright
2003-10-22  4:37                               ` sk
2003-10-19 14:40                     ` chris
2003-10-19 15:12                     ` Stephane Richard
2003-10-19 16:26                     ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-20  2:02                       ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-20  6:12                         ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-20 12:50                           ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-20 17:53                             ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-20 18:03                               ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-21  1:35                                 ` Marin David Condic
2003-10-21  3:05                             ` Alexandre E. Kopilovitch
2003-10-21  3:30                               ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-21 13:22                                 ` Alexandre E. Kopilovitch
2003-10-21 15:02                                   ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-19 21:09                     ` Dmytry Lavrov
2003-10-17 14:15                 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-17 14:40                   ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-17 15:40                     ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-17 15:49                       ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-17 20:43                         ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-17 16:02                       ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-17 16:06                         ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-19 22:36                         ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-18  0:08                   ` Russ
2003-10-18 10:31                     ` Georg Bauhaus
2003-10-20  5:35                   ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-20 13:00                     ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-20 14:27                       ` (see below)
2003-10-20 15:58                         ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-16 21:53             ` Russ
2003-10-17  8:20           ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-17 14:21             ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-17 14:42               ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-10-17 15:46                 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-17 15:35               ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-10-17 16:02               ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-10-17 17:20                 ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-10-16  8:57     ` Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler
     [not found] <mailman.180.1066854383.25614.comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org>
2003-10-22 20:58 ` Early Ada Mistakes (was: Re: += in ada) Ed Falis
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2003-10-22 21:49 ` Ed Falis
2003-10-23  3:21   ` Alexandre E. Kopilovitch
2003-10-23  7:15   ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
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