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-Thread: 103376,aea4cc77526f5e4a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!newscon04.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.net!newsdst01.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr19.news.prodigy.net.POSTED!4988f22a!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <19aoco1bwcscs$.v4o2kd01gbw6.dlg@40tude.net> Subject: Re: Separate Compilation in Programming Languages X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.134.114.51 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr19.news.prodigy.net 1203725752 ST000 70.134.114.51 (Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:15:52 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:15:52 EST Organization: AT&T http://yahoo.sbc.com X-UserInfo1: SCSYQNONTBWQR]TX\ZIBNFXBWR\HPCTL@XT^OBPLAH[\RZ]CDVW[AKK[J\]^HVKHG^EWZHBLO^[\NH_AZFWGN^\DHNVMX_DHHX[FSQKBOTS@@BP^]C@RHS_AGDDC[AJM_T[GZNRNZAY]GNCPBDYKOLK^_CZFWPGHZIXW@C[AFKBBQS@E@DAZ]VDFUNTQQ]FN Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:16:17 -0800 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:20007 Date: 2008-02-22T16:16:17-08:00 List-Id: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" wrote in message news:19aoco1bwcscs$.v4o2kd01gbw6.dlg@40tude.net... > On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:35:33 GMT, adaworks@sbcglobal.net wrote: > >> Do you find it useful in your own practice? Do you still use the "is >> separate" >> feature in a package body? > > I do but not very often. One problem is that GNAT's implementation of is > quite intolerant to errors in separate bodies. So you cannot have an > independent design - compile loop for them. Splitting things into smaller > filers after having designed them is no more actual in these days of IDEs. > Agreed. This is an issue with the implementation, not with the language. Not all compilers are GNAT.