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From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
Subject: Re: Seeking for papers about tagged types vs access to subprograms
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 19:09:12 -0500
Date: 2013-05-10T19:09:12-05:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <kmk278$t5m$1@loke.gir.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1jc46ynzptlxm.1fafjhr8hlblq.dlg@40tude.net

"Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote in message 
news:1jc46ynzptlxm.1fafjhr8hlblq.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Thu, 9 May 2013 16:43:29 -0500, Randy Brukardt wrote:
...
>> The problem is, when you do that, you'd have no way to determine whether 
>> or
>> not it is really compatible. (After all, there is no formal model for 
>> Ada,
>> and there never has been.) Ada's definition is just a mass of English 
>> text,
>> and replacing it by a different mass of English text leaves one no 
>> practical
>> way to prove compatibility.
>
> Why should I need it if no existing Ada compiler does that? It will be as
> compatible as any existing Ada implementation is. There is no reason to
> require more than that, e.g. formal verification.

Because there is no other way to tell. No one is going to implement it (or 
put it into the Standard) unless they know that it is "at least as 
compatible as an existing Ada implementation". You're going to have to prove 
that somehow, and that proof is going to have to be at least semi-formal, 
because it is going to have to be convincing. Handwaving in a forum like 
this is not a convincing proof.

                                    Randy.





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Thread overview: 202+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-04-28  5:14 Seeking for papers about tagged types vs access to subprograms Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-04-30  0:31 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-04-30  0:41   ` Shark8
2013-04-30  1:00     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-02  1:18       ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-02  2:29         ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-05-06 10:00   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-06 10:18     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-06 10:55       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-06 12:11         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-06 13:16           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-06 14:16             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-06 15:15               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-06 18:55                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-06 20:05                   ` Adam Beneschan
2013-05-07  7:30                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-10  4:33                     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-07 20:35                   ` Jacob Sparre Andersen news
2013-05-07 20:44                     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-07 22:32                     ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2013-05-07 23:10                       ` Adam Beneschan
2013-05-08  0:18                     ` Shark8
2013-05-10  4:34                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10  8:27                         ` Simon Wright
2013-05-10 18:08                         ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-08  7:38                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-08  7:59                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-08  8:23                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-08  9:39                           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-08  9:51                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-08 10:23                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-08 11:08                               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-08 15:29                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-08 16:13                                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-08 18:17                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-10  4:35                                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-08 20:27                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-09  7:33                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-09 22:19                                       ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-10  3:29                                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10  4:16                                           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10  8:42                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-10 11:18                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10 12:15                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-10 12:40                                                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10 12:59                                                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10 13:54                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-10 14:01                                                     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10 14:27                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-10 15:20                                                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-11  7:22                                                         ` Georg Bauhaus
2013-05-10 18:04                                           ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-10 19:33                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-11  0:18                                             ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-11  7:14                                               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-11 21:06                                               ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-11 23:19                                                 ` Shark8
2013-05-12  6:09                                                   ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-14  2:02                                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-12  6:44                                                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-12  8:10                                                   ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-12  8:49                                                     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-12 18:56                                                     ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-05-12 22:15                                                       ` Robert A Duff
2013-05-13  0:26                                                         ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-05-13  7:03                                                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-13 13:15                                                           ` Robert A Duff
2013-05-13 17:30                                                             ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-05-13 18:01                                                               ` J-P. Rosen
2013-05-13 18:39                                                                 ` Bill Findlay
2013-05-13 18:57                                                                 ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-05-13 19:13                                                                 ` Robert A Duff
2013-05-13 20:38                                                                   ` J-P. Rosen
2013-05-14  7:26                                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-14 20:00                                                                       ` Robert A Duff
2013-05-15 10:10                                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-14 19:56                                                                     ` Robert A Duff
2013-05-15  4:24                                                                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-15  9:28                                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-15 11:31                                                                           ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-05-15 12:32                                                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-15 19:59                                                                               ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-05-15 20:56                                                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-15 12:46                                                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-15 18:15                                                                             ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-05-15 19:18                                                                               ` Eryndlia Mavourneen
2013-05-15 19:57                                                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-15 20:37                                                                                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-15 20:48                                                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-16 12:45                                                                                       ` Eryndlia Mavourneen
2013-05-16 17:16                                                                                         ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-05-16  9:41                                                                                 ` G.B.
2013-05-16 12:35                                                                                   ` J-P. Rosen
2013-05-15 14:21                                                                       ` J-P. Rosen
2013-05-14  2:14                                                         ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-14 19:35                                                           ` Robert A Duff
2013-05-15  4:11                                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-16 23:36                                                             ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-13  5:21                                                       ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-13  7:22                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-13  8:23                                                           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-13 19:20                                                           ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-14  8:14                                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-10  3:47                                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-11  0:22                                           ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-11  7:22                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10  3:59                                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10  4:03                                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10  7:48                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-10  8:12                                           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10 15:11                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-11  0:42                                           ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-11  6:37                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-11  7:06                                               ` Georg Bauhaus
2013-05-11  7:42                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-11  8:14                                                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-14  2:29                                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-14  7:44                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-14 11:34                                                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-14 12:16                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-14 13:13                                                           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-14 18:41                                                           ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-15 11:20                                                           ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-05-15 13:00                                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-15 21:12                                                               ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-05-15 22:08                                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-16 11:31                                                                   ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-05-16 11:56                                                                     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-16 12:20                                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-16 13:10                                                                       ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-05-16 13:54                                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-16 17:15                                                                           ` G.B.
2013-05-16 18:09                                                                             ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-05-16 19:16                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-16 21:59                                                                                 ` Georg Bauhaus
2013-05-17 19:57                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-16 21:20                                                                               ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-16 23:20                                                                                 ` Peter C. Chapin
2013-05-17  5:25                                                                                   ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-17  7:53                                                                                   ` Georg Bauhaus
2013-05-16 13:09                                                                     ` Eryndlia Mavourneen
2013-05-11  7:58                                               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-11  9:08                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-11 18:14                                                 ` Niklas Holsti
2013-05-11  8:03                                               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-11  9:16                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-11 11:49                                                   ` Georg Bauhaus
2013-05-11 12:25                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-11 22:51                                                   ` Robert A Duff
2013-05-12  6:02                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-12  6:25                                                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-12  7:14                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-12  7:37                                                           ` Simon Wright
2013-05-12  7:59                                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-12  8:21                                                           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-12  9:25                                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-12  9:32                                                               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-12 10:07                                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-11  7:32                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-11  7:46                                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-14 12:46                                         ` Weaker typing as a part of the way to stronger typing? (Was: Seeking for papers about tagged types vs access to subprograms) Jacob Sparre Andersen
2013-05-14 19:08                                           ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-10 16:02                                       ` Seeking for papers about tagged types vs access to subprograms Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-08 20:12                       ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-09  7:50                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-09 21:43                           ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-10  4:39                             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-10  7:49                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-11  0:09                               ` Randy Brukardt [this message]
2013-05-11  6:40                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-14  3:01                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-14  8:32                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-14 19:02                                       ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-15  4:43                                         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-16 23:27                                           ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-15  9:14                                       ` G.B.
2013-05-15 12:08                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-15 14:43                                           ` G.B.
2013-05-15 15:02                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-14 19:21                                     ` Robert A Duff
2013-05-10  4:29                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-07  1:14             ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-07  2:42               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-07  1:09     ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-07  7:41       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-07 20:27         ` Jacob Sparre Andersen news
2013-05-07 20:40           ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-08  7:57           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-08 20:37             ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-09  8:04               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-09 21:33                 ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-10  7:15                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-11  1:00                     ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-11  7:08                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-05-11  7:12                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-14  2:52                         ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-11  5:31                     ` Simon Wright
2013-05-11  7:22                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-02  1:09 ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-02  6:56   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-05-02 21:49     ` Randy Brukardt
2013-05-03  6:49       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
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