From: bobduff@world.std.com (Robert A Duff)
Subject: Re: Valid Attribute and Unchecked Conversion
Date: 1996/10/04
Date: 1996-10-04T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Dyr7Dt.HqL@world.std.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: DyqAKA.DJn@thomsoft.com
In article <DyqAKA.DJn@thomsoft.com>, Keith Thompson <kst@thomsoft.com> wrote:
>Are sparse enumeration types are really used all that much in real life?
They shouldn't be, because, as you explained, they don't work. Using
sparse enums is asking for erroneousness.
Well, it's not *quite* that bad: You can use a sparse enum for sending
data from Ada to the outside world (e.g. doing output, passing
parameters *to* an imported subprogram, unchecked converting *from* a
sparse enum, etc). But the other direction doesn't always work, and
should be avoided, IMHO.
The whole feature causes an awful lot of complexity in compilers,
given that it's not very useful. Sigh.
- Bob
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1996-09-22 0:00 Rules for Representation of Subtypes Matthew Heaney
1996-09-23 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-24 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1996-09-26 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-26 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-27 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-27 0:00 ` Mark A Biggar
1996-09-30 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-10-01 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-10-01 0:00 ` Samuel Tardieu
1996-10-01 0:00 ` Valid Attribute and Unchecked Conversion Matthew Heaney
1996-10-02 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-10-04 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1996-10-04 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1996-10-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-09 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1996-10-04 0:00 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
1996-10-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-11 0:00 ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-10-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-06 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1996-10-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-09 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1996-10-07 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-10-08 0:00 ` Alan Brain
1996-10-07 0:00 ` Kenneth Almquist
1996-10-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-10 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-10-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-14 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-10-14 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1996-10-01 0:00 ` Rules for Representation of Subtypes Ken Garlington
1996-10-01 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-28 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-29 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-29 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1996-09-30 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-30 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1996-09-29 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1996-09-29 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1996-09-30 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-10-01 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-10-02 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-10-02 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-10-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-02 0:00 ` Valid Attribute and Unchecked Conversion George Haddad
1996-10-03 0:00 ` John Herro
1996-10-04 0:00 ` Karl Cooper {46901}
1996-10-07 0:00 ` Mark A Biggar
1996-10-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-10-06 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1996-10-14 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-10-02 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-10-02 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1996-09-27 0:00 ` Rules for Representation of Subtypes Matthew Heaney
1996-09-27 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-23 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1996-09-23 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
1996-09-26 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1996-09-23 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-26 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
1996-09-26 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1996-09-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-27 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-27 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
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1996-10-03 0:00 Valid Attribute and Unchecked Conversion Franco Mazzanti
1996-10-04 0:00 Franco Mazzanti
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