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-Thread: 103376,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Thread: 109fba,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Thread: 115aec,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Thread: f43e6,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,gid109fba,gid115aec,gidf43e6,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!news.glorb.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.rcn.net!news.rcn.net.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:19:34 -0600 Sender: jsa@rigel.goldenthreadtech.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++,comp.realtime,comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada) References: <4229bad9$0$1019$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <1110032222.447846.167060@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <871xau9nlh.fsf@insalien.org> <3SjWd.103128$Vf.3969241@news000.worldonline.dk> <87r7iu85lf.fsf@insalien.org> <1110052142.832650@athnrd02> <1110284070.410136.205090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <395uqaF5rhu2mU1@individual.net> <1111607633.301232.62490@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1111628011.160315.134740@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <1111794348.874993.298340@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1111827755.497376.232760@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1111886818.463569.267010@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> From: jayessay Organization: Tangible Date: 26 Mar 2005 21:24:22 -0500 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.6.25.79 X-Trace: sv3-0WhPXogZVaNxF8Cx342liOX6PHfgzQ2ogSel9SRmvKZkq2QjyKEaAEarsN5EvjjVaUPVaoIXwnq5haQ!KIddPyTbFkzoIo+gHK2rtkkm+IBQta2yvMGxu0FNN7y3Zm1rWkVqZ3/oCJE+XkBhJvkSceGodNSS X-Complaints-To: abuse@rcn.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@rcn.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10035 comp.lang.c++:47400 comp.realtime:1749 comp.software-eng:5369 Date: 2005-03-26T21:24:22-05:00 List-Id: "Jerry Coffin" writes: > jayessay wrote: > > "Jerry Coffin" writes: > > > > > jayessay wrote: > > > > > > [ ... ] > > > > > > > > I very specifcally said they were not in a preprocessor, and > > > > > merely that they provide capabilities similar to those > > > > > available in the preprocessor in C++. > > > > > > > > And this is just _completely_ untrue. Not even close. > > > > > > I see. So what is it that (you incorrectly believe) the C > > > preprocessor can do that a Lisp macro can't do? > > > > Nothing, but then I never indicated otherwise. > > You clearly don't understand even the simplest logic. Being able to do > all the same things directly implies having similar capabilities. You don't understand plain English. What you are saying is just irrelevant. > > You have provided a mass of evidence to support the conclusion. The > > fact that you don't understand this is actually even more evidence. > > 100% pure, triple distilled nonsense. Hardly. Your problem is simple. You made an incorrect statement but for reasons that are beyond me you can't come to grips with that fact. Your technique here is just to keep reiterating your mistake and posturing as if you had a clue. You don't. And it is becoming painfully clear. > posts elsewhere makes it clear that even on cll you're known primarily > for flaming. e.g.: Hardly. But if it soothes your ego to think so, I'm fine with that. I don't really understand why you are so obsessed with trying to not come to grips with your mistake here. It's not as if it's that big a deal. /Jon -- 'j' - a n t h o n y at romeo/charley/november com