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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,dbd95a41dd4f1d0e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-27 04:16:52 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!iad-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!newsfeed.stueberl.de!newspeer1-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!news6-win.server.ntlworld.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "chris.danx" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3ceb5091@news.comindico.com.au> Subject: Re: Sockets X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 12:16:33 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 80.5.140.234 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: news6-win.server.ntlworld.com 1022498210 80.5.140.234 (Mon, 27 May 2002 12:16:50 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 12:16:50 BST Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24853 Date: 2002-05-27T12:16:33+01:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" wrote in message news:acgsu8$g48$1@nh.pace.co.uk... > It would be nice if we could have *both* compiler and platform independence. > The only way that is likely to happen is if there is eventually an > "Ada.Sockets" package delivered with all compilers. I'm sure people have > done a fine job with various implementations that are out there such that > you can find a package that will work with your particular compiler or your > particular platform and maybe even offer some portability, but this is > really the sort of thing that should be supported on all compilers for which > there is some kind of underlying Sockets implementation. Then perhaps a sockets api is a good idea for the ARG API standards process? Just a thought, Chris