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From: "Marin D. Condic" <not.valid@acm.org>
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Subject: Re: Run-Time Type Assignment
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"Larry Kilgallen" <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> wrote in message
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> In article <H1LxwL.45o@world.std.com>, "Ben Brosgol"
<brosgol@world.std.com> writes:
>
> > As for portability, if you are using GNAT why would you ever want to
move to
> > some other compiler? :-)
>
> Changing platforms to one not supported by GNAT.

Or wanting to distribute source that is portable no matter who's compiler
someone wants to take it to - utility code, for example. (Claw, Booch,
Grace, etc.)

Gnat is a fine compiler, but it isn't the only one. ;-)

MDC
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