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: 103376,5894fe67040038b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-08 11:22:09 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!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: Attributes 'Version and 'Body_Version Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:03:32 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9seku6$hes$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9s9iti$g$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <5ee5b646.0111061939.595b61be@posting.google.com> <9sbb1f$2bm$1@plutonium.btinternet.com> <9sboee$42f$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9sc0cf$76a$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <5ee5b646.0111071511.6fe3f067@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1005246214 17884 136.170.200.133 (8 Nov 2001 19:03:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 8 Nov 2001 19:03:34 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:16083 Date: 2001-11-08T19:03:34+00:00 List-Id: This may not be news: I often want what is, in fact, impossible. :-) But so far, I don't think what I want has been shown to *be* impossible. If the compiler is somehow or other capable of determining that the string for '*Version needs to be *different* then how is it impossible to be sure that the next string chosen satisfies the semantics: New_String > Old_String ??? If the relationship only has the meaning: "This version was compiled at a later time than the previous version" and you make no other use of it beyond that, then I don't think doing so is impossible or undesirable. It enables you to use the version string in manners perhaps not originally contemplated by its original designers. That's not necessarily A Bad Thing. 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/ "Larry Kilgallen" wrote in message news:hrQGkj0SsFUJ@eisner.encompasserve.org... > > I think what Marin wants is not possible. > > Otherwise I would want it also.