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Date: 2012-05-13T17:52:06-07:00
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On 05/13/2012 12:55 PM, Ludovic Brenta wrote:
>
> Yes, the ABI does.  Granted, a compiler may choose not to obey the ABI
> but then programs compiled with it will not be able to load any shared
> libraries not compiled with the same compiler.  So, not obeying the ABI
> of the target platform would be really stupid.

Since the ABI is, to Ada, a set of non-Ada subprograms, it makes sense not to 
use predefined, convention-Ada types to interface to them, so the ABI should 
have no effect on the choice of size for Integer.

Consider Janus/Ada, a compiler for Win32 (ABI uses 32-bits) with Integer'Size = 
16. Maybe you think Brukardt is "really stupid", but I suspect the editor of the 
ARM has a better understanding of the language than either of us.

-- 
Jeff Carter
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