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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: A function that cannot be called?
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:57:14 +0200
Date: 2018-10-23T16:57:14+02:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <pqncs9$4g7$1@gioia.aioe.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: a25bdd7c-6ca0-4520-b1bc-c33cdaab1625@googlegroups.com

On 2018-10-23 16:35, Jere wrote:

> The difficulty with compile time comes from your requirements I think.
> In order for the function to exist, the compiler needs to have it
> actually be callable.

In which sense a non-callable function may exist? What exactly is the 
meaning of "callable"?

> Since Ada was not designed with such a type in
> mind, it would be difficult for the compiler to meet both requirements
> at the same time.

Yep, Ada was designed with consistency in mind. Given *reasonable* 
definitions of "callable", every function is callable and conversely.

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

  reply	other threads:[~2018-10-23 14:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-10-18 12:14 A function that cannot be called? G.B.
2018-10-18 15:33 ` Stefan.Lucks
2018-10-18 20:21   ` G.B.
2018-10-18 20:57     ` Niklas Holsti
2018-10-19  7:15     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-10-19 13:55       ` G.B.
2018-10-19 15:31         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-10-18 17:03 ` AdaMagica
2018-10-18 19:36   ` G.B.
2018-10-18 21:30     ` Randy Brukardt
2018-10-19 14:00       ` G.B.
2018-10-19 15:39         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-10-20  1:34         ` Randy Brukardt
2018-10-20  9:14           ` G.B.
2018-10-20 11:13             ` Simon Wright
2018-10-20 14:11               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-10-21  9:25                 ` G.B.
2018-10-21  9:07               ` G.B.
2018-10-21  9:51                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-10-21 10:57                 ` Niklas Holsti
2018-10-21 18:00                 ` Simon Wright
2018-10-19  8:48 ` AdaMagica
2018-10-19 11:15   ` G.B.
2018-10-19 17:06     ` AdaMagica
2018-10-19 19:57       ` G.B.
2018-10-19 22:06         ` Jere
2018-10-21 10:14           ` G.B.
2018-10-21 11:30             ` Egil H H
2018-10-23 11:45               ` G.B.
2018-10-23 14:35                 ` Jere
2018-10-23 14:57                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2018-10-23 17:49                     ` G.B.
2018-10-23 19:25                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-10-24  7:35                         ` G.B.
2018-10-24  8:14                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-10-19 18:19 ` marciant
2018-10-19 18:22   ` marciant
2018-10-20  1:36     ` Randy Brukardt
2018-10-20  2:54       ` marciant
2018-10-19 20:25   ` Shark8
2018-10-19 23:28     ` marciant
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