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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7ee10ec601726fbf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-16 08:25:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: why not Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 11:13:30 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9qhiqr$af0$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3BC30674.BA88AAB6@brighton.ac.uk> <9pvv3t$ves$1@news.huji.ac.il> <3BC5D730.DA950CC7@boeing.com> <9q4pa7$1ad$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3BC6ACC8.23EF21BC@free.fr> <3BC71F54.1FFE78FA@boeing.com> <1KGx7.26476$ev2.35117@www.newsranger.com> <3BC7AD82.2A0CCCD4@acm.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1003245211 10720 136.170.200.133 (16 Oct 2001 15:13:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Oct 2001 15:13:31 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14691 Date: 2001-10-16T15:13:31+00:00 List-Id: I would again make the appeal that this would constitute "A Good Start" and would satisfy a really large percentage of the practical usage. So long as the requirements identify the plain vanilla case and that much is agreed on, implemented and accepted as the de facto "standard" we could all all the exceptional cases as it becomes apparent that they are needed/useful. Just so long as the structure of the component library lends itself to adding the extensions, it would be fine to start with a smaller set just to get it going. BTW: Has anybody inquired with ACT, Aonix, RR, et alia, to determine if they would have any interest in distributing a component library of any sort? Any vendors reading this who would care to comment? MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Stephen Leake" wrote in message news:usncjtzix.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov... > > It is easy to write a list package that will accept an Item_Type of > Integer, or any non-tagged, non-private, non-limited, non-abstract > type. Allowing it to accept an Item_Type with any combination of those > attributes is much harder, but well worth it! >