Re: Ada Streams usage (was Escape Sequences in Strings)

["Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>]

Robert Dewar wrote in message <8v9lip$2dr$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>In article <3A182633.BDE82EA9@acm.org>,

>There is a bit of a puzzle about base types, but that is
>compeltely resolved by a recent AI (GNAT incidentally is
>already conforming to the recommendations of this AI, and
>always has).

My, GNAT is implemented in a hurry. We just approved the intent of this
AI (AI-195) during the Sunday session of the recent ARG meeting, roughly
4 hours before Robert sent his message. And Tucker didn't even finish
the proposal until Wednesday night. It is amazing how fast GNAT is
implemented.  :-) :-)

Seriously, the AI in question is not (finally) approved and still needs
more work. So I think claiming to conform to it is premature.
(Importantly, the base type problem means that streams may not be
portable between different Ada compilers on the same machine. Even if
GNAT is following the AI proposal, there is no requirement that other
compilers do so until the AI is completed.... Caveat empor.)

                Randy Brukardt (ARG Editor)