From: Dave Thompson <david.thompson1@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Typing in Ada
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 02:50:34 GMT
Date: 2004-06-17T02:50:34+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <gn12d0pk7e6hhmhr6k87hcj4olebou5hel@4ax.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 40BDBBFA.2020203@noplace.com
On Wed, 02 Jun 2004 11:38:04 GMT, Marin David Condic
<nobody@noplace.com> wrote:
<snip>
> I'd also observe that just because there is a secret handshake that will
> get C to complain about type compatibility doesn't mean much. Following
> that logic, an assembler program can be made to complain about type
> compatibility (at least at runtime) if you want to do enough work. The
> problem is that typedef doesn't do what one who is acustomed to Ada
> would think it should: "type" - "def" - Define a type.
>
One of the regulars on comp.lang.c, Chris Torek, likes to suggest that
the 'struct' keyword -- which unlike 'typedef' does create a distinct
type as far as the C compiler is concerned -- should be read as an
acronym "STRange spelling for User Constructed Type". :-)
- David.Thompson1 at worldnet.att.net
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2004-05-31 13:32 Typing in Ada Empit
2004-05-31 14:04 ` Poul-Erik Andreasen
2004-05-31 17:01 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-05-31 20:03 ` Peter C. Chapin
2004-05-31 22:56 ` tmoran
2004-06-01 1:09 ` Peter C. Chapin
2004-06-01 4:40 ` tmoran
2004-06-01 11:26 ` Peter C. Chapin
2004-06-10 3:01 ` Dave Thompson
2004-06-10 3:00 ` Dave Thompson
2004-05-31 23:22 ` Nick Roberts
2004-06-01 1:04 ` Peter C. Chapin
2004-06-01 2:29 ` Nick Roberts
2004-06-02 4:39 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-06-02 15:17 ` Hyman Rosen
2004-06-01 2:36 ` Hyman Rosen
2004-06-01 4:27 ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-06-01 4:05 ` Hyman Rosen
[not found] ` <d4vnb0tepd4togdrvdrbqpok1ne6n9i2vp@4ax.com>
2004-06-01 14:36 ` Wes Groleau
2004-06-01 20:24 ` Niklas Holsti
2004-06-02 4:43 ` Wes Groleau
2004-06-02 5:28 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-06-02 8:19 ` tmoran
2004-06-02 14:47 ` Wes Groleau
2004-06-02 11:26 ` Marin David Condic
2004-06-02 14:54 ` gratuitous restrictions (was:Typing in Ada) Wes Groleau
2004-06-02 5:04 ` Typing in Ada Robert I. Eachus
2004-06-01 2:14 ` David C. Hoos
2004-06-02 1:30 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-06-02 10:53 ` Peter C. Chapin
2004-06-02 11:38 ` Marin David Condic
2004-06-17 2:50 ` Dave Thompson [this message]
2004-06-17 4:24 ` James Rogers
2004-06-17 12:28 ` Hyman Rosen
2004-06-17 23:42 ` James Rogers
2004-06-20 11:27 ` Nick Roberts
2004-06-20 23:29 ` new revision ada Brian May
2004-06-21 2:16 ` tmoran
2004-06-21 2:34 ` James Rogers
2004-06-22 2:16 ` Roland Illig
2004-06-22 3:41 ` James Rogers
2004-06-22 6:53 ` Martin Krischik
2004-06-21 23:33 ` Brian May
2004-06-22 20:26 ` Simon Wright
2004-06-23 0:50 ` Larry Elmore
2004-06-22 22:06 ` tmoran
2004-06-21 5:31 ` Wes Groleau
2004-06-21 12:27 ` new revision ada (limited with, excpetion handling) Nick Roberts
2004-06-21 13:04 ` Martin Dowie
2004-06-22 10:38 ` new revision ada Georg Bauhaus
2004-06-22 12:45 ` James Rogers
2004-06-22 15:17 ` Martin Krischik
2004-06-22 16:09 ` new revision ada (exception handling) Nick Roberts
2004-06-23 7:55 ` Pascal Obry
2004-06-23 8:40 ` Martin Krischik
2004-06-23 19:33 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-06-24 6:57 ` Martin Krischik
2004-06-24 21:13 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-06-25 8:05 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2004-06-25 17:28 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-06-23 4:31 ` new revision ada Brian May
2004-06-23 19:47 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-06-22 16:37 ` Georg Bauhaus
2004-06-26 14:57 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-06-01 1:02 ` Typing in Ada Alexander E. Kopilovich
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2004-06-01 2:11 David C. Hoos, Sr.
2004-06-01 2:13 David C. Hoos, Sr.
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