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From: eachus@spectre.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus)
Subject: Re: Ada vs C++ vs Java
Date: 1999/01/20
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In article <784lo6$59l$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com writes:

 > As I say, it would be interesting to here from a group
 > that systematically used some kind of canonicalization
 > of sources, with individuals performing style translations
 > to their own tastes whenever they make changes.

   I do know of one case, but only one.  When we were building the
Ada/SIL compiler at Honeywell (in PL/I on Multics) we used Multics
Emacs and first reference traps on our source library, so that when
you opened a file in Emacs, the indentation, comment columns,
etc. were set to your preferences in a copy that you automagically
checked out.  The check-in tool recanonicalized the file, compiled it,
ran regression tests, etc.

   The system worked pretty well because there was no effort required
to use it, in fact it took a lot of work to bypass it.  (And of
course, those who did try to bypass it got caught quickly, and
eventually removed from the project.)  The only major disadvantage was
that if you needed to have a block comment, the tool required that
each line be a separate comment so the internal formatting didn't
change.
--

					Robert I. Eachus

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