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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Community Input for the Maintenance and Revision of the Ada Programming Language
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 18:38:01 +0200
Date: 2017-10-02T18:38:01+02:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <oqtq1b$aoi$1@gioia.aioe.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 457e2526-d4b6-4999-8521-64f8b6a0810f@googlegroups.com

On 2017-10-02 18:23, reinert wrote:
> On Monday, October 2, 2017 at 5:02:16 PM UTC+2, G.B. wrote:
> ......
>>
>>       14.     if Clock in t1 .. t2 then         -- this dows *not* function
>>                              |
>>           >>> scalar type required for range
>>
>> This does not work because Time is not a scalar type, even though
>> time per se, if measured in seconds, say, can make one think it is
>> of a scalar type. But type Time is private, in Ada, an abstract
>> point in time, not a number of time units.
> 
> I thought "x in a..b" was (should be?) short for "a <= x and x <= b"
> (where x, a and b are elements in a (strict) linearly ordered set or so).

Yes, but there is no Time interval type defined in Ada, alas. t1..t2 is 
an expression resulting in an interval.

The right way, considering that Clock is not constant, is:

    Clock - t1 in 0..t2 - t1 then

or, considering implied semantics, simply

    if Clock <= Deadline then

or

    if Clock - Started_At <= Timeout then

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

  reply	other threads:[~2017-10-02 16:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 228+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-08-03  5:45 Community Input for the Maintenance and Revision of the Ada Programming Language Randy Brukardt
2017-08-03 12:06 ` Lucretia
2017-08-03 12:52   ` Lucretia
2017-08-09 21:08     ` Luke A. Guest
2017-08-09 21:12       ` Luke A. Guest
2017-08-10 14:43         ` Lucretia
2017-08-10 15:14           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-11  1:27             ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-11  1:24           ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-11  5:54             ` G.B.
2017-08-10  5:41       ` G.B.
2017-08-10 14:41         ` Lucretia
2017-08-10 15:25           ` J-P. Rosen
2017-08-10 15:42             ` Luke A. Guest
2017-08-10 15:44             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-11  0:56           ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-11  1:10           ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-11 22:43             ` Shark8
2017-08-12  2:40               ` Luke A. Guest
2017-08-11 14:42           ` Justin Sq
2017-08-11 14:48             ` jsquirek
2017-08-11 17:10               ` Luke A. Guest
2017-08-11 17:24                 ` Justin Sq
2017-08-11 20:09                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-11 21:13                     ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-18 21:06                       ` Robert Eachus
2017-08-31  0:49                         ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-31  7:36                         ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-08-31  9:52                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-31 12:49                             ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-08-31 13:16                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-31 14:09                                 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-08-31 14:41                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-31 15:45                                     ` Simon Wright
2017-08-31 16:08                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-31 18:51                                     ` Georg Bauhaus
2017-08-31 23:54                               ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-01  3:51                                 ` Justin Sq
2017-09-01  7:24                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-01 12:23                                     ` jsquirek
2017-09-03  1:17                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-18 20:33               ` Robert Eachus
2017-08-19  1:24                 ` Shark8
2017-08-19  8:55                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-19 16:38                     ` Shark8
2017-08-19 17:09                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-22  6:02                         ` Robert Eachus
2017-08-22  7:34                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-26  4:41                             ` Robert Eachus
2017-08-26  6:29                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-26  7:16                                 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-08-26  7:48                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-27 12:03                                     ` Robert Eachus
2017-08-27 12:35                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-27 14:44                                         ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2017-08-27 16:32                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-19  8:47                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-10 12:18       ` J-P. Rosen
2017-08-10 12:40         ` Lucretia
2017-08-10 15:17           ` J-P. Rosen
2017-08-11  8:33         ` AdaMagica
2017-08-10 16:28       ` Pascal Obry
2017-08-10 16:52         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-10 17:08           ` Luke A. Guest
2017-08-10 17:25             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-11  1:02               ` Lucretia
2017-08-11  6:08                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-11 20:51                 ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-10 17:06         ` Luke A. Guest
2017-08-11  1:31           ` Randy Brukardt
2017-08-11  6:24             ` G.B.
2017-08-11  7:57               ` Stefan.Lucks
2017-08-11  8:34                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-11  8:53                   ` Stefan.Lucks
2017-08-11  9:12                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-11  9:22                   ` AdaMagica
2017-08-12 18:29                   ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-08-29 16:01               ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2017-08-09 15:24 ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-08-09 17:23   ` Shark8
2017-08-09 18:49     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-08-31  6:59   ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-08-28 23:49 ` faryumg
2017-08-29  8:17   ` Simon Wright
2017-08-31 13:35   ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-09-02 10:49   ` Vincent DIEMUNSCH
2017-09-02 11:04     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-02 11:21     ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-09-02 15:22       ` Vincent DIEMUNSCH
2017-09-02 17:19       ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-09-04 20:52         ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-09-03  1:30       ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-06 15:02         ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-09-06 15:57           ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-09-06 18:56             ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-09-06 21:21           ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-08 21:04             ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-09-08 21:46               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-08 23:55                 ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-09-16 12:49                 ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-09-16 13:10                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-17 11:05                     ` AdaMagica
2017-09-17 12:51                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-08 22:13               ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-09-10 21:09                 ` Johan Söderlind Åström
     [not found]                 ` <9d4274d7-5ad1-42d0-8ec3-de822e28ec6c@googlegroups.com>
2017-10-02 19:01                   ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-08 23:07               ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-09 20:35                 ` Johan Söderlind Åström
2017-10-02 18:57                   ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-09 14:48           ` G.B.
2017-09-03  1:35       ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-03 10:32         ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2017-09-03 12:59           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-05 22:25             ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-05 22:29           ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-02 16:49     ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-09-03 10:34       ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2017-09-02 17:08     ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-09-06 16:38       ` Vincent DIEMUNSCH
2017-09-06 20:52         ` Egil H H
2017-09-06 21:30         ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-08 15:49         ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-09-03  1:28     ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-06  6:15   ` Shark8
2017-09-01 14:11 ` Björn Lundin
2017-09-01 14:47   ` J-P. Rosen
2017-09-01 16:02     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-01 17:53   ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-09-01 18:06     ` J-P. Rosen
2017-09-01 19:02     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-03  1:22   ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-11 18:49 ` Tarjei Jensen
2017-09-11 19:33   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12  6:18     ` Tarjei Jensen
2017-09-12  6:38       ` gautier_niouzes
2017-09-12  7:02         ` Tarjei Jensen
2017-09-12  7:15           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12  7:35             ` Simon Wright
2017-09-12  9:23             ` J-P. Rosen
2017-09-12 10:07               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 16:30                 ` Shark8
2017-09-12 16:58                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 19:30                 ` J-P. Rosen
2017-09-12 19:53                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 10:44           ` gautier_niouzes
2017-09-12  6:39       ` Egil H H
2017-09-12  7:02         ` Tarjei Jensen
2017-09-12  7:42           ` Egil H H
2017-09-12  8:24             ` Tarjei Jensen
2017-09-12  8:35             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12  9:21               ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 10:22                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 10:48                   ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 12:09                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 12:56                       ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 13:14                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 13:25                           ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 13:43                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 14:07                               ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 15:59                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 14:36                               ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 15:55                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 16:15                                   ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 16:40                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 16:47                                       ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 16:59                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 17:03                                           ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 17:17                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 17:29                                               ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 19:14                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-12 19:58                                                   ` Egil H H
2017-09-13  7:24                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-13  8:13                                                       ` Egil H H
2017-09-13  8:57                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-13  9:00                                                           ` Egil H H
2017-09-12 18:55                                       ` Simon Wright
2017-09-12 17:43                                 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-09-13 13:07                                   ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2017-09-13 16:34                                     ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-09-13 18:34                                       ` Egil H H
2017-09-13 19:41                                         ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-09-14 12:30                                       ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2017-09-14 13:36                                         ` J-P. Rosen
2017-09-14 18:08                                         ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-10-02 19:53                             ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-12 14:55                           ` Simon Wright
2017-09-12 16:04                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-10-02 19:51                           ` Randy Brukardt
2017-10-03  7:48                             ` Simon Wright
2017-10-03  9:34                               ` G.B.
2017-10-03 10:11                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-10-03 13:25                                   ` G.B.
2017-10-03 13:56                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-10-03 20:24                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2017-10-03 20:20                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2017-10-02 19:45                     ` Randy Brukardt
2017-09-12 17:41       ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-09-12 21:04   ` G.B.
2017-09-13  7:30     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-13 17:39       ` G.B.
2017-09-13 19:34         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-09-14  6:57           ` G.B.
2017-09-14  7:33             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-10-02 10:06 ` reinert
2017-10-02 13:54   ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-10-02 14:56     ` reinert
2017-10-02 14:56   ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2017-10-02 15:02   ` G.B.
2017-10-02 16:23     ` reinert
2017-10-02 16:38       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2017-10-02 17:19         ` reinert
2017-10-02 17:39           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-10-02 19:10       ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-10-02 19:14       ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-10-03  3:30         ` reinert
2017-10-03  6:36           ` G.B.
2017-10-04 19:21             ` reinert
2017-10-04 19:33               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-10-04 21:45               ` G.B.
2017-10-04 22:04                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-10-05  6:50                   ` G.B.
2017-10-05  7:21                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-10-04 12:38 ` Daniel Norte Moraes
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