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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,LOTS_OF_MONEY, TO_NO_BRKTS_FROM_MSSP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ac55ec18f7b0a53c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-04 14:34:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-out.nuthinbutnews.com!propagator!feed2.newsfeeds.com!newsfeeds.com!newsranger.com!www.newsranger.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada From: Ted Dennison References: <9fgnrm$auh$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Subject: Re: Ada and embedded applications Message-ID: X-Abuse-Info: When contacting newsranger.com regarding abuse please X-Abuse-Info: forward the entire news article including headers or X-Abuse-Info: else we will not be able to process your request X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsranger.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 17:33:21 EDT Organization: http://www.newsranger.com Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 21:33:21 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8098 Date: 2001-06-04T21:33:21+00:00 List-Id: In article , Chris Campbell says... > >I suppose if i could keep exceptions in it'd be good since i'd know where the OS >crashed. Still it I can't since GNAT must use some DOS or windows calls to >display the point where the exception occured. This is really annoying me now. >I didn't even consider exceptions when i settled on Ada for this project but now >i can see they could be benefitial -- In Ada exceptions are always there letting >you know when something goes barmy. Given that goal, I'd be tempted to try make a special compiler version just for the kernel that does a BCOD (blue-screen-of-death) message. --- T.E.D. homepage - http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/TED.html home email - mailto:dennison@telepath.com