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From: geert@fozzie.sun3.iaf.nl (Geert Bosch)
Subject: Re: some questions re. Ada/GNAT from a C++/GCC user
Date: 1996/04/03
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Date: 1996-04-03T00:00:00+00:00
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Glenn H. Porter (ghporter@NetXpress.com) wrote:
`` Most folks that responded to this missed something.  That it is
   simply easier to parse source code that has all of the declarations
   in one section while building a symbol table. ''

You still forgot to mention something: 
   Also for humans (at least for this human) it is simply easier to
   parse source code that has all of the declarations in one section.

Regards,
   Geert

PS. I'm afraid I also build symbol tables while parsing the source ;-)