From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@baesystems.com>
Subject: Re: Record representation
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:58:26 +0100
Date: 2004-06-09T17:58:26+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <40c7407c$1_1@baen1673807.greenlnk.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: c2Gxc.1$oX2.0@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com
"Mark H Johnson" <mark_h_johnson@raytheon.com> wrote in message
news:c2Gxc.1$oX2.0@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com...
> Let's generalize the situation slightly. What do you suggest be done if
> you change the data type from an Integer to a Natural? Using GNAT on
> x86's, Natural'Size is 31 (not 32) so that would imply setting AA'Size
> to 310 (and not 320) w/ a real pain in the *ss due to packing /
> unpacking of the data.
Could use a new attribute 'Object_Size (which would be 32).
> I remember a private email exchange with Robert Dewar about something
> similar to this a few years ago. Let me see if I can dig up the
> suggestions he had to improve the portability of your code.
That would be very interesting - TIA
Cheers
-- Martin
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Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-06-09 9:14 Record representation Martin Dowie
2004-06-09 11:38 ` Martin Krischik
2004-06-09 14:11 ` Martin Dowie
2004-06-09 15:30 ` Mark H Johnson
2004-06-09 16:58 ` Martin Dowie [this message]
2004-06-09 17:44 ` tmoran
2004-06-09 20:08 ` Mark H Johnson
2004-06-09 21:12 ` Martin Dowie
2004-06-09 21:14 ` Martin Dowie
2004-06-10 0:38 ` Stephen Leake
2004-06-10 6:13 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-06-10 6:10 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-06-15 7:37 ` Martin Dowie
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