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: 103376,3689d3c938c589e5 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-01-23 08:31:54 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!netnews.com!xfer02.netnews.com!oleane.net!oleane!nnrp.oleane.net!not-for-mail From: "Jean-Pierre Rosen" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Directory listings and path names Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 17:23:37 +0100 Organization: Adalog Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: mailhost.axlog.fr X-Trace: s1.read.news.oleane.net 1011803097 24038 195.25.228.57 (23 Jan 2002 16:24:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@oleane.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 16:24:57 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19242 Date: 2002-01-23T17:23:37+01:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" a �crit dans le message news: > I can see value in trying to create the most flexible interface possible but > I think you'd have to admit that there are some features of OS #1 that are > just simply not going to exist or even make sense under OS #2. In some of > those cases, you might be able to get clever and find a way to keep those > features from compiling under OS #2, but I could still see it as being > particularly attractive to say "Here's a set of features that make sense for > (almost) any operating system under package name X and here are features > that only make sense or are supported by OS #1 under package name X.OS_1, > etc..." That way, you can develop code that is OS independent if you like > *or* take advantage of peculiarities of a particular OS through an interface > you feel comfortable will be there for (almost) any Ada implementation that > targets that particular system. Agreed. And I hope my design allows this. Have a look at it, then I'll be pleased to respond to any "How do I..." you may have. -- --------------------------------------------------------- J-P. Rosen (rosen@adalog.fr) Visit Adalog's web site at http://www.adalog.fr