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,ac39a12d5faf5b14 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-12 14:24:08 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Claw thick bindings to sockets (was: Development process in the Ada..) Date: 12 Apr 2002 16:24:00 -0500 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <+jxWqgnq3njc@eisner.encompasserve.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1018646645 29365 192.135.80.34 (12 Apr 2002 21:24:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 21:24:05 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:22453 Date: 2002-04-12T16:24:00-05:00 List-Id: In article , tmoran@acm.org writes: >> > > Maybe there needs to be an appendix to the ARM called Interfaces.Sockets? It >> > > might even impose a layer on top that provided a whole Ada-ish look and feel >> > > to the endeavor, rather than being just a thin binding. > >> > I will modestly propose the Claw Ada-ish thick binding to sockets. >> > (A cut down, but still eminently usable, version is available for $0 at >> > www.rrsoftware.com). A web server and a spider demonstrating it are > >> ... but when I look at www.rrsoftware.com I realize I need >> guidance to find this. I see links for GUI bindings, but not >> anything for Unix-style IP sockets. Where should I be looking ? > Under "What's New" on the top right, click on "Claw Introductory Edition > Available", then "Download Claw Now", or, directly > www.rrsoftware.com/html/companyinf/news.html#clawintro Ok, that gives me prose, with some links to a page with choices based on Windows compilers. Is there any way to see just the specification ? > Note that the spec is what I'm modestly proposing. The body at that web Right now the licensing terms in the prose limit one to 30 days use. Are there plans to ease that license for the IP socket specification ? > site runs on Windows. I don't know of anything in the spec that would > make it less suitable for a Unix implementation. I guess when I wrote "Unix-style IP sockets" I should have said BSD-style IP sockets. My interest is not for Unix, but I think of that arcane interface used in C as being Unix-style.