Re: GNAT discussions should be here as well.

["Mike Silva" <mjsilva@jps.net>]

kvisko@ wrote in message <7bgmqm$82v@drn.newsguy.com>...
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>In Other language newsgroups, such as C/C++/Java, people all the time
>ask questions in reference to using specific compilers such as
>VC++, Borland , gcc, etc..
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>All public Ada discussions should be done here, on any topic, any one can
>simply ignore threads they are not interested in. Why are the Ada people
>so up-tight about these things? While on other newsgroups no one makes
>any point about these things?


Have you looked at comp.lang.c?  I think 80% of the messages there must boil
down to "It's not ANSI C, ask your question elsewhere".  That applies to
questions about compilers, libraries, you name it.  I think 50% of the
messages deal with the dreaded void main( void ) or // comments alone.  I
find c.l.a. has much more tolerance regarding the range of questions asked
(and I agree with your first sentence above).

BTW, I'm not bashing C (my primary language), just commenting on what I see
in c.l.c. vs. c.l.a.  Gee, I don't think I've ever seen anybody here say
"It's not ANSI Ada" :)

Mike