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From: porton@ex-code.com (Victor Porton)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:47:06 +0500
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Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Free GNU Ada Run-Time Book (version 1.0)
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In article <mailman.1040039941.9447.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>,
	Javier Miranda <javiermirandag@netscape.net> writes:
> Victor Porton wrote:
> 
>>In article <mailman.1039894383.18184.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>,
>>    Javier Miranda <javiermirandag@netscape.net> writes:
>>  
>>>   I am glad to announce version 1.0 of my free book on the GNAT
>>>Run-Time. It is already available at:
>>
>>1. Why GNAT RM and UG are not enough?
>>
> The GNAT RM gives a complete description of GNAT specific
> features which can be used by programmers to improve the
> efficiency of their Ada programs. It is thus writen for users of the
> compiler.
> 
>    On the contrary, my book gives a description of the current
> implementation of the Ada Run-Time (how it uses the POSIX
> services to implement the Ada semantics). This is a complete
> different point of view which is important for teaching on
> systems programming (specially real-time concepts) and
> compilers.

I'm just a user. So will this book benefit me as a GNAT user
except of that I would possibly learn something new about
system programming in general?