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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d3037f71d9d26da1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-12-11 07:54:21 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!skynet.be!freenix!enst.fr!melchior!cuivre.fr.eu.org!melchior.frmug.org!not-for-mail From: Lionel.DRAGHI@fr.thalesgroup.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: Preprocessor functionality equivalent ideas needed Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:51:08 +0100 Organization: Cuivre, Argent, Or Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelace.ada-france.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Trace: melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org 1071157917 50168 80.67.180.195 (11 Dec 2003 15:51:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:51:57 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org Return-Path: X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p5 (Debian) at ada-france.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list List-Id: Gateway to the comp.lang.ada Usenet newsgroup List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:3378 Date: 2003-12-11T16:51:08+01:00 | -----Message d'origine----- | De: Marin David Condic [mailto:nobody@noplace.com] | This is especially | true where I might need to keep code portable between two different | compilers. Also its a big problem when what needs to be | different is in | the *specification* of something. (Yes, I know, "One more layer of | indirection...." can go fix it - but why should it be so hard?) The whole point is what is harder, pre-processing or redesign? I don't think there is a unique generic answer, but I observe that pre-processing is often choosen because it's easier to settle down in the *short term* than some redesign. -- Lionel Draghi