From: robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com
Subject: Re: Printing Enum Variable Re: Linux World
Date: 1999/03/08
Date: 1999-03-08T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7c0pqm$5j5$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1999Mar8.075013.1@eisner
In article <1999Mar8.075013.1@eisner>,
Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam wrote:
> I view the fact that some Ada compilers support the
> operations of assembly language is a weakness*.
What a bizarre statement! The Ada 95 standard requires
such support, any compiler that does not provide this
support is not implementing the Systems Programming
Annex, and is lacking a feature that is often of
crucial importance.
Larry's analogy with C support in C++ is a false one.
The trouble in C++ is that some of the fundamental notions
are borrowed from C, and are at too low a level, and more
over, it is far too easy, ESPECIALLY for C programmers, to
slip into low level dictions in the middle of high level
C++ code.
In the case of machine insertions in Ada, a context clause
is required, and the syntax is very clear (almost
obtrusively so, quite deliberately). So it is not something
you "slip into" using at all.
On the other hand, it is quite a crucial feature in some
Ada 95 programs. I guess Larry works in an environment
(Ada 83 on Vaxes???) where this feature is not important,
but that seems odd justification for complaining about the
inclusion of this important feature.
Yes, it is tricky to use, but that's appropriate, it is
only intended to be used in very limited circumstances by
people who know exactly what they are doing!
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1999-03-02 0:00 Linux World Richard D Riehle
1999-03-02 0:00 ` fraser
1999-03-02 0:00 ` Printing Enum Variable " David Starner
1999-03-03 0:00 ` Fraser Wilson
1999-03-03 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-03-04 0:00 ` fraser
1999-03-05 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-03-05 0:00 ` fraser
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Magnus Larsson
1999-03-03 0:00 ` Printing Enum Variable Re: Linux World (Correction) Hans Marqvardsen
1999-03-03 0:00 ` Printing Enum Variable Re: Linux World Hans Marqvardsen
1999-03-04 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Hans Marqvardsen
1999-03-05 0:00 ` dewar
1999-03-07 0:00 ` Hans Marqvardsen
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Hans Marqvardsen
1999-03-05 0:00 ` dewar
1999-03-05 0:00 ` David Botton
1999-03-05 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-05 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-03-04 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-03 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-03 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-03-03 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-03-03 0:00 ` fraser
1999-03-03 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-03-03 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
1999-03-03 0:00 ` fraser
1999-03-04 0:00 ` dennison
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
1999-03-04 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-03 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-03-04 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1999-03-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-03-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-03-07 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
1999-03-07 0:00 ` Michael Young
1999-03-07 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-07 0:00 ` Michael Young
1999-03-08 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
1999-03-08 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-08 0:00 ` robert_dewar [this message]
1999-03-08 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-08 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-03-09 0:00 ` Michael Young
1999-03-09 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-09 0:00 ` Michael Young
1999-03-10 0:00 ` Mike Silva
1999-03-09 0:00 ` billy
1999-03-10 0:00 ` Pascal Obry
1999-03-10 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-10 0:00 ` Dale Stanbrough
1999-03-10 0:00 ` dennison
1999-03-10 0:00 ` bob
1999-03-10 0:00 ` Mike Silva
1999-03-10 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-03-10 0:00 ` dennison
1999-03-10 0:00 ` Pascal Obry
1999-03-10 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
[not found] ` <7 <7c58qa$b6b$1@cf01.edf.fr>
1999-03-10 0:00 ` fraser
[not found] ` <7c4ru6$e45$1@remarq.com>
1999-03-10 0:00 ` fraser
[not found] ` <1999Mar9.131659. <dale-1003991644340001@r1021c-07.ppp.cs.rmit.edu.au>
1999-03-10 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-07 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-03-08 0:00 ` Michael Young
1999-03-08 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-03-04 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
1999-03-05 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-03-05 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-03-06 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
1999-03-06 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-06 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
1999-03-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-06 0:00 ` Dave Taylor
1999-03-06 0:00 ` Bruce or Tracy
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