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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
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Subject: Re: Ada Streams usage (was Escape Sequences in Strings)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 01:33:00 GMT
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In article <rAjS5.627$aX.271957@homer.alpha.net>,
  "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> wrote:
> (Importantly, the base type problem means that streams may not
> be portable between different Ada compilers on the same
> machine. Even if GNAT is following the AI proposal, there is
> no requirement that other compilers do so until the AI is
> completed.... Caveat empor.)

Wait a moment, there is no requirement on compilers to use any
particular representation for stream elements in the first
place. This is all implementation advice, and compilers may
after all choose different representations for the base type.
This has very little to do with streams being portable between
Ada compilers, since there is no guarantee in any case. If you
want portable streams in this sense, write your own stream
routines!


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