From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,dbe024bebf3e8f53 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-01-26 05:57:30 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!diablo.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!news-lond.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!skynet.be!skynet.be!louie!tjb!not-for-mail Sender: lbrenta@lbrenta Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: [OT] Spirit - Software failure References: <5d6fdb61.0401260215.1e460bdf@posting.google.com> From: Ludovic Brenta Date: 26 Jan 2004 14:57:25 +0100 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: -= Belgacom Usenet Service =- NNTP-Posting-Host: 217.136.16.8 X-Trace: 1075125448 reader1.news.skynet.be 325 217.136.16.8:55064 X-Complaints-To: usenet-abuse@skynet.be Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:4811 Date: 2004-01-26T14:57:25+01:00 List-Id: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) writes: > Preben Randhol writes: > > On 2004-01-26, Jano wrote: > >> DISCLAIMER: I'm not sure if the software of the Spirit is in Ada or C > > > > I don't know either, except that it was said to be programmed in C. > > Even if it was programmed in C, I would think it could have been tested > more thoroughly. Massive repeated long-term variagated testing of > memory management software should be one of the easier black box tests > to arrange. Any details on the failure itself? Is it related to memory management? A buffer overflow for example? Besides, for this kind of mission I would favour verification over testing. -- Ludovic Brenta.