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,fc7fc1b95198137d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-31 07:48:17 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada Address = C pointer ? Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:44:21 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9rp2o7$3r8$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1004539463 3944 136.170.200.133 (31 Oct 2001 14:44:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 31 Oct 2001 14:44:23 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:15481 Date: 2001-10-31T14:44:23+00:00 List-Id: "M. A. Alves" wrote in message news:mailman.1004534209.16912.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org... > > > > In the meantime, put in a comment for future maintainers that > > your code assumes a specific Gnat version on a specific platform. > > Something like that, yes. > Better yet - isolate it in a package of system dependencies if at all possible so that if there is ever a need to port, you know exactly where to look to make all the changes. 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/