From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
Subject: Re: Ada compiler differences
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 21:03:36 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2004-10-18T21:03:36+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cl1b38$fgt$1@sparta.btinternet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: pan.2004.10.18.18.31.36.895210@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk
Luke A. Guest wrote:
>> * Don't depend on predefined types (Integer, Float, Natural, etc.)
>> where it makes more sense to declare a specific type for your
>> specific use.
>
> Yeah, you'll need to define your own types, but surely these are
> going to be "derived" from the default types, i.e.
>
> type Chutney is new Integer range 1 .. 5;
>
> Are you saying not to even do this?
Absolutelty! :-)
Leave as many aspects of the underlying representation to the compiler. It
know what the target is, so in this case it may choose a 8-bit
representation as opposed to say a 32-bit one. Perhaps the target has faster
instructions for 8-bit data items.
Cheers
-- Martin
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Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-10-18 12:47 Ada compiler differences Magnus
2004-10-18 14:01 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2004-10-18 18:31 ` Luke A. Guest
2004-10-18 19:55 ` Nick Roberts
2004-10-19 20:52 ` Luke A. Guest
2004-10-20 1:16 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-10-18 21:03 ` Martin Dowie [this message]
2004-10-19 2:11 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-10-18 20:36 ` Nick Roberts
2004-10-18 21:48 ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-19 14:49 ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-19 20:32 ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-20 16:48 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-21 13:54 ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-21 20:57 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-21 21:05 ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-26 15:23 ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-26 21:21 ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-27 4:39 ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-27 13:49 ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-20 8:02 ` Rod Chapman
2004-10-21 13:55 ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-22 8:13 ` Rod Chapman
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2004-10-20 1:32 Stephen Leake
2004-10-20 5:47 ` Simon Wright
2004-10-26 0:28 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-10-20 13:05 Stephen Leake
2004-10-20 17:17 ` Nick Roberts
2004-10-20 19:44 ` Simon Wright
2004-10-21 21:02 ` Nick Roberts
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