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Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:34:51 -0500
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On 2/9/2011 5:31 PM, Anonymous wrote:
>> You cannot use the word "requirements" as if it is simple.
>> What are the requirements of an Ada compiler? I submit that
>> specifying the requirements of a program is identical to
>> writing that program, and you are only fooling yourself if
>> you believe otherwise.
>
> The Ada language specification and standard are the requirements. They did a
> really good job, perhaps the best in computing history. Ada is more portable
> than any language I've seen. I can type in examples from books starting in
> 1983 and they all run without error.

Oh, good. Maybe you can answer the question I've been asking
Shark8. I have this subprogram,

     Function SumTo( N : Positive ) Return Positive is
     begin
        Case N is
          When 1 => Return 1;
          When Others => Return 1 + SumTo(N-1);
        end case;
     end SumTo;

What values of N can I pass to this function and get back a
correct sum? Do the Ada compiler requirements tell me?