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: 103376,26aa6d7095c151 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-10-25 19:27:18 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!newsfeed.news2me.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!harp.news.atl.earthlink.net!ix.netcom.com!nobody From: Dennis Lee Bieber Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Porting from Modula-2 to Ada Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 20:43:07 -0700 Organization: >> Leaf-Eating Penguins? << Message-ID: References: <3DAFC542.152C0EE0@lml.ls.fi.upm.es> <3DAFEE75.9BF44775@ACM.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: a5.f7.d5.5a Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Server-Date: 26 Oct 2002 02:27:17 GMT User-Agent: KNode/0.6.1 X-noarchive: yes Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:30146 Date: 2002-10-26T02:27:17+00:00 List-Id: Colin Paul Gloster fed this fish to the penguins on Thursday 24 October 2002 07:51 am: > > That is not the conclusion I would draw from the text. See for > example page 224: > > "This factor [use of mature tools versus new ones] has implications > for the use of languages such as Modula-2. From Table 9.2 it is > clear that a suitable subset of Modula-2 has many of the attractive > attributes associated with safety-critical software. However, the > comparatively little use of this language within this field is a > distinct disadvantage. Some safety-critical applications are using > Modula-2 ... and perhaps, in time, sufficient experience will be > gained to allow it to become a preferred language in this area." > > I'm not aware of the "internationally recognized safe subset" for > Modula-2 that his tables (and the text on pg. 223) indicate exist. > Does anyone have a reference?" > As an outsider, why does this sound like a Modula-2 variant of Ravenscar? -- > ============================================================== < > wlfraed@ix.netcom.com | Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber KD6MOG < > wulfraed@dm.net | Bestiaria Support Staff < > ============================================================== < > Bestiaria Home Page: http://www.beastie.dm.net/ < > Home Page: http://www.dm.net/~wulfraed/ <