From: bobduff@world.std.com (Robert A Duff)
Subject: Re: overload ":=" ???
Date: 1996/07/23
Date: 1996-07-23T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <DuzuHv.AvI@world.std.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: ws9u3uzy5cv.fsf@schonberg.cs.nyu.edu
In article <ws9u3uzy5cv.fsf@schonberg.cs.nyu.edu>,
Laurent Guerby <guerby@gnat.com> wrote:
> Yes ;-). But in the case of "=", there are some strict rules
>(returns boolean, "/=" implictly defined) that restrain your
>creativity.
Actually, the rule in Ada 95 has changed -- you can define "=" to return
other than Boolean. If it returns Boolean, then you get the magical
"/=" (which is a pain in the neck for RM authors and compiler writers).
There are at least two bugs in the RM caused by these magical "/=" ops.
- Bob
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Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-07-17 0:00 overload ":=" ??? David Morton
1996-07-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-07-18 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
1996-07-18 0:00 ` David Morton
1996-07-19 0:00 ` David Weller
1996-07-19 0:00 ` Brad Balfour
1996-07-25 0:00 ` Wolfgang Gellerich
1996-07-25 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-07-18 0:00 ` John Herro
1996-07-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-07-19 0:00 ` John Herro
1996-07-21 0:00 ` David Morton
1996-07-21 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
1996-07-22 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-07-23 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
1996-07-23 0:00 ` John Herro
1996-07-23 0:00 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
1996-07-22 0:00 ` David Morton
1996-07-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-07-23 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-07-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-07-22 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
1996-07-22 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
1996-07-23 0:00 ` Tarjei Jensen
1996-07-23 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-07-24 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-07-18 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-07-19 0:00 ` Joerg Ozimek
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