Re: Why can't objects be static in Ada?

[Lucretia <laguest9000@googlemail.com>]

On Tuesday, 16 April 2019 22:07:24 UTC+1, Niklas Holsti  wrote:

> Why are you so fixated on elaboration? Many non-Ada libraries require 
> initialization calls. Moreover, I believe a C++ program can have 
> compiler-generated initialization code similar to Ada elaboration code.

Not everything needs it, the example in this thread shouldn't need it.
 
> > I don't think it can, going by this thread. I also think this is why
> > Ada will fail in other environments, i.e. not security or safety
> > critical stuff, but where performance is important.
> 
> Performance is plenty important in many embedded real-time applications, 
> where Ada works just fine.

Not every application is embedded, which is my point.
 
> Elaboration of library items consumes execution time only at the start 
> of a program. Do you have some stringent start-up deadlines?

Not exactly, but it would be nice to be able to know that something which shouldn't need elaboration, doesn't use elaboration. That's the point, you're missing.