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From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Ada is almost useless in embedded systems
Date: 1996/02/18
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Date: 1996-02-18T00:00:00+00:00
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pragma Volatile is identical to the volatile keyword in C. Most people, even
those who think they know C, don't accurately know the semantics of volatile,
it is a little tricky, but the informal view (don't optimize away loads
and stores) is close enough for most purposes.