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From: "Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.acm.org>
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Subject: Re: Ada advocacy
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On 08/30/2013 04:52 PM, Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57) wrote:
> Le Thu, 29 Aug 2013 23:43:30 +0200, Jeffrey R. Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.acm.org> a écrit:
>> Some Ada-83 compilers, such as the DEC compiler, had "passive tasks",
>
> Via a representation pragma?

Yes. I recall reading somewhere that the Ada-80 and -83 design team expected compilers to automatically recognize 
passive tasks, and I recall reading papers on algorithms for doing so, but I think no actual compilers did so.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time."
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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