From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Emanuel Berg Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: 4 beginner's questions on the PL Ada Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 00:42:53 +0200 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Message-ID: <87d2pmcwpe.fsf@VLAN-3434.student.uu.se> References: <87ob96ajv6.fsf@VLAN-3434.student.uu.se> <03ea570b-e45f-4694-ab9b-3413c4770379@googlegroups.com> <878v0aee8i.fsf@VLAN-3434.student.uu.se> <87ob96cxm8.fsf@VLAN-3434.student.uu.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: SWN/nubmpQxYKwY7hPy4YA.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.4 (gnu/linux) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:J+hN3I5EZhNGMfVmVcFiU64wdS8= Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:16750 Date: 2013-08-10T00:42:53+02:00 List-Id: Robert A Duff writes: >> Yeah, but aren't the names unique as long as there aren't more >> than one instance of each task? > > You mean each task type, I think. Yes. > GNAT tries to make the names unique, but they are not always. > Read the docs for details, but for example: > > X := new Some_Task_Type; > X := new Some_Task_Type; > X := new Some_Task_Type; > > You get three heap-allocated tasks, with nothing in the Image > to distinguish them other than the TCB address. Aha! I don't use new, I just setup the tasks specifications and bodies (three of them), and then begin null; end; I assumed I got three tasks, concurrently, one of each type, all unique with regards to their human readable name, with no need for the control block hex? -- Emanuel Berg - programmer (hire me! CV below) computer projects: http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 internet activity: http://home.student.uu.se/embe8573