From: Geert Bosch <geert@gonzo.sun3.iaf.nl>
Subject: Re: Text_IO for other standard types
Date: 1998/01/17
Date: 1998-01-17T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <69qfdi$4f2$1@gonzo.sun3.iaf.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: dewar.884997554@merv
Nick Roberts wrote:
``There are occasions when knowing such a 'natural' modular type would be
helpful (e.g. programming 'bignums'); the provision of an appropriate
predefined modular type would therefore be genuinely helpful.''
Robert Dewar replied:
``P.S> if you really, really want these predefined types, and are using
GNAT, have a looik at System.Unsigned_Types. Of course you are not supposed
to use these secret implementatoin packages :-)''
When I would need to program "bignums", I would just write a nice
package spec and then use the Uintp package in the body. I would
rate this GNAT package as top-secret and re-using it is ethically
questional and borders on the obscene when you are supposed to be
a programmer. :-) ;-) :-)
Regards,
Geert
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Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1998-01-15 0:00 Text_IO for other standard types Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-16 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1998-01-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-17 0:00 ` Geert Bosch [this message]
1998-01-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-17 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1998-01-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-18 0:00 ` Michael F Brenner
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1998-01-20 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1998-01-21 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1998-01-19 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1998-01-12 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1998-01-09 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1998-01-10 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1998-01-10 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
1998-01-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-11 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
1998-01-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-12 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
1998-01-11 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1998-01-14 0:00 ` Dale Stanbrough
1998-01-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-14 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
1998-01-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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