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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:22:09 +0200
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Subject: Re: Ada.Text_IO and protected objects (Was: [newbie question] tasks
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Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
> Adrien Plisson wrote:
> 
>>Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
> 
> 
>>>If calls to Ada.Text_IO _are_ potentially blocking operations,
>>>that means that one has to move the calls to a task.
>>
>>and what about putting them into an entry of a protected object?
> 
> 
> I thought entries of protected objects also were "protected actions".
> Unfortunately RM 9.5.1 isn't so clear on that question, that I am sure
> if that is actually the case or not.
> 
> If entries on protected objects are not "protected actions", then that
> is definitely a sensible solution.
> 
> I think I need an explanation of the difference between entries and
> procedures of protected objects.  Any suggestion of some reading
> materials?
> 

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