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=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, PP_MIME_FAKE_ASCII_TEXT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,15267b2c375b45c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-10-22 04:34:11 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!in.100proofnews.com!in.100proofnews.com!cycny01.gnilink.net!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!nwrdny03.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Stephane Richard" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3F92BEAA.9030004@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Ada Component Registry proposal X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:34:11 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.44.78.33 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrdny03.gnilink.net 1066822451 129.44.78.33 (Wed, 22 Oct 2003 07:34:11 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 07:34:11 EDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:1403 Date: 2003-10-22T11:34:11+00:00 List-Id: "Jeff C," wrote in message news:uEtlb.204590$%h1.203097@sccrnsc02... > > I think this is not the right path. When Ada 2020 comes out and we want to > add a new > subprogram to Ada05.Directory_Operations does that mean we now have an > Ada20.Directory_Operations > that looks the same but with the new procedure or do we add to it. No matter > what the answer is I don't think I > like it. > *** I agree, although I dont think it's that bad an idea, but Jeff is right, the library shouldn't reflect what was used to develop it because it will follow through Ada's evolution. An independant name like CAL or any other for that matter would isolate the library from the language thus making the motion from what version of Ada to the next seamless :-). -- St�phane Richard "Ada World" Webmaster http://www.adaworld.com