Re: Zero_Fill pragma

[Marin David Condic <nobody@noplace.com>]

Isn't there something in the "Safety" annex about initialization of 
scalars? Can't remember off the top of my head, but I think I bumpped 
into it at some point. Would that be useful in this context?

MDC


Lionel.DRAGHI@fr.thalesgroup.com wrote:
> 
> | -----Message d'origine-----
> | De: Nick Roberts [mailto:nick.roberts@acm.org]
> ...
> | Am I too late to make a proposal for a new pragma for
> | the Ada 2005 Amendment?
> | 
> | It would have the syntax:
> | 
> |     pragma Zero_Fill(simple_name);
> ...
> | It would have the effect of causing all the bits in the
> | object which are unused to have a default initialisation
> | of 0.
> 
> I agree, this would be of immediate use here.
> 


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