Pat Rogers a �crit dans le message <6a91ej$e1n$1@uuneo.neosoft.com>... >I'm curious how many other implementations have also provided something >similar to GNAT's pragma Abort_Defer. Although I think the parts of the >name are backward (i.e. I would have thought it would be Defer_Abort, if not >Abort_Deferred) it is a much lighter mechanism than an otherwise unnecessary >protected type. Any info?? > You don't need a special pragma to defer abortion, it can be done in a 100% portable way. I have a package that allows you to protect a call to a procedure from abortion. I plan to put it on Adalog's web site as soon as I find the time to write the documentation... In the meantime, I can send it to anyone interested.