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From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
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Subject: Re: Commercial C To Ada 95 compiler
Date: 8 Jun 2002 05:04:12 -0700
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"SteveD" <nospam_steved94@attbi.com> wrote in message news:<s2gM8.137622$ux5.183790@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net>...
> "Darren New" <dnew@san.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:3D0184BD.69723B2D@san.rr.com...
> [snip]
> >
> > I think there would be more problematic constructs, tho, like static
> > variables (inside and/or outside of functions), pointers cast to different
> > types, and so on.
> 
> Not really that difficult.  Static variables can be handled by nesting
> packages... it isn't pretty, but you can get there. 

This is wrong, you don't need nested packages here. The translation of
static variables is straightforward. Part of the trouble with this thread is
that it is about solutions, not problems. We really don't know why anyone
would want to translate C to Ada, and since this does not make much sense
as a solution to any problem, there is too much guessing going on as to the
desired nature of the solution :-)