Re: Sharing generic bodies across instantiations.

[Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>]

anon@att.net writes:
[...]
> The Replication versus the Sharing of Generic code was initial based on the 
> Ada Optimize pragma statement.  That is, when the users define the option 
> of "Time" the Generic code would be replicated, but the "Space" option 
> would cause the compiler to share the code body. Not using the pragma 
> statement or the Ada 95 "off" option allowed the designer to set an 
> implementation default.

I don't believe the definition of pragma Optimize was ever that
specific; as far as I know, it was always intended merely as a vague
hint.

Here's the description from the Ada 83 reference manual:

    OPTIMIZE Takes one of the identifiers TIME or SPACE as the single
    argument. This pragma is only allowed within a declarative part
    and it applies to the block or body enclosing the declarative
    part. It specifies whether time or space is the primary
    optimization criterion.

Using it to control generic code sharing would certainly be reasonable,
but it's not required.

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