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Subject: Re: Using representation clauses in networking software
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:30:29 +0200
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Le Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:32:47 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov  =

<mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> a =E9crit:
> Byte ordering is what S'Bit_Ordering is, when bytes are addressable.
Do you mean when byte and bit are the same ? I am sure to understand

Or else may be I should go back and read again the 'Bit_Order attribute =
 =

specification.


>> Just to try to meet your request (something else later) : I do not kn=
ow  =

>> a
>> way to have a method which would automatically know the bit order of =
its
>> platform,
>
> Bit order is useless if bits are not directly addressable.

I wrote bit ordered where I meant byte ordering (clumsy mistake of mine)=



-- =

There is even better than a pragma Assert: a SPARK --# check.
--# check C and WhoKnowWhat and YouKnowWho;
--# assert Ada;
--  i.e. forget about previous premises which leads to conclusion
--  and start with new conclusion as premise.