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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Ada.Execution_Time
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:10:44 +0000 (UTC), Warren wrote:

> Robert A Duff expounded in
> news:wccpqt4cqdr.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com: 
> 
>> Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> writes:
> ..
>>> Given the argument that the null statement is needed when
>>> there is no other SOS, that SOS refers to executable
>>> statements, and that neither a pragma nor a label are
>>> considered such,... 
>> 
>> Well, a pragma Assert is a lot like a statement.
>> I find it really annoying to have to write "null;"
>> before or after some Asserts.  Pure noise, IMHO.
>> (Again, no big deal.)
> 
> Personally I think an Assert "statement" (non pragma) could be 
> added. Then the assertion _is_ a "statement".

Once I suggested:

   raise <exception> when <condition>;

> I would further 
> suggest that _that_ would be active unless explicitly defeated 
> by compile option(s) or by pragma <grin>.

However implemented, the idea is bad.

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
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