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: 103376,5b3c19b1631bb558 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-11-02 21:05:50 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!xfer13.netnews.com!netnews.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cambridge1-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!homer.alpha.net!not-for-mail From: "Randy Brukardt" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <39DCB9E3.EAE8F426@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <39F9FCCE.D6719C6F@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <1c9kvs4uvj4ofd46f7a8vq0pju596iu2gr@4ax.com> <39fed7b6@rsl2.rslnet.net> <39FF1DBD.74184FDC@worldnet.att.net> <39ff792d@rsl2.rslnet.net> <39FF8DE3.EC0055B5@worldnet.att.net> <3A00375E.19433DC0@worldnet.att.net> <3A00E2D0.42440CB0@acm.org> Subject: Re: Reflection (was: Re: The best thing/greatest feature summary) X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3719.2500 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 23:05:12 -0600 NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.46.62.124 X-Complaints-To: abuse@alpha.net X-Trace: homer.alpha.net 973227947 156.46.62.124 (Thu, 02 Nov 2000 23:05:47 CST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 23:05:47 CST Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:1735 Date: 2000-11-02T23:05:12-06:00 List-Id: Jeff Carter wrote in message <3A00E2D0.42440CB0@acm.org>... >This package indicates that this kind of information is available in >Ada. We just need an easier way to access it. You ought to keep in mind that most implementations would not generate this information or put it into your program, except that your instantiation requires it. OTOH, if these were attributes, it probably would always have to put into the program. That could increase the size of programs unacceptibly. Randy.