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,f51e93dacd9c7fca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-09-28 07:53:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr30.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pat Rogers" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3d0f0c40_1@news.tm.net.my> Subject: Re: status of Ada STL? 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: NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.191.176.180 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr30.news.prodigy.com 1033224748 ST000 208.191.176.180 (Sat, 28 Sep 2002 10:52:28 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 10:52:28 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: Q[R_@SJGTZYQBQXYQ[OD]_HBWB]^PCPDLXUNNHDK@YUDUWYAKVUOPCW[ML\JXUCKVFDYZKBMSFX^OMSAFNTINTDDMVW[X\THOPXZRVOCJTUTPC\_JSBVX\KAOTBAJBVMZTYAKMNLDI_MFDSSOLXINH__FS^\WQGHGI^C@E[A_CF\AQLDQ\BTMPLDFNVUQ_VM Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:52:28 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:29401 Date: 2002-09-28T14:52:28+00:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" wrote in message news:an4alu$dtq$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net... > Be careful what you wish for. You just may get it. :-) That would be a Good Thing, IMHO. Not necessarily that it was the BC's that became a "standard", but that any good one did. Obviously I think they qualify. > What I think is far more important is some kind of indication of willingness > to adopt something on the part of the vendors. If they won't pack it up with > their compilers and ship it, then it isn't an unofficial standard. (Can we > call this a "Convention"?) They obviously want to wait until some > sufficient number of their paying customers start asking for something. Just so, as we've discussed before, because supplying it means they have to support it. > (Hint: If you are a paying customer, send an e-mail to your sales or > customer support weenies indicating what you would prefer.) Good idea. I think it is the only way it will happen. > Otherwise, we can wait for Ada0x since I'm sure something will be in it by > then. Is there reason to think so? :-(