Re: [Fwd: F22 completes 11% of its Flight tests]

["Keith Willshaw" <keith_willshaw@compuserve.com>]

Marin D. Condic wrote in message <38816E17.8B24C111@quadruscorp.com>...
>David Starner wrote:
>> GNAT has "with type" to allow two types to reference each other without
being
>> in the same package. That's only enabled with -gnatX so it's not a big
deal.
>> --
>Thus demonstrating that I am not a knower-of-all once again! ;-)
>
>As you point out, you have to throw a switch to make it happen. The
>compiler still has a mode in which it will accept only standard
>constructs, so if portability is your concern, you just always use that
>mode. I think that's one of the best benefits of a validated compiler
>with respect to portability. Go ahead and add features if you like, but
>I can always verify that my code adheres to only standard features if
>that is important to me.
>
>MDC
>--


The trouble is too many people never think about it.

The people that wrote the DEC Fortran that I got stuck
with told me they couldn't imagine why they would ever
move off VAX, Theywere the most cost effective machines to
do it on.

Most of our customers are now on $1500 PC's and we
are back to Standard Fortran

Keith