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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,75ffc1f081ec10e3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Constant record components References: <12ad8guf3sg1o0d@corp.supernews.com> <1loq7utmaxvll$.yqsxj5edzqgv.dlg@40tude.net> <12afs64kh432q0e@corp.supernews.com> From: M E Leypold Date: 04 Jul 2006 02:06:57 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Some cool user agent (SCUG) NNTP-Posting-Host: 88.72.219.12 X-Trace: news.arcor-ip.de 1151971221 88.72.219.12 (4 Jul 2006 02:00:21 +0200) X-Complaints-To: abuse@arcor-ip.de Path: g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!news3.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newsfeed.arcor-ip.de!news.arcor-ip.de!not-for-mail Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:5461 Date: 2006-07-04T02:06:57+02:00 List-Id: Craig Carey writes: > On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 09:50:31 +0200, "Dmitry A. Kazakov" wrote: > >On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 09:13:54 -0700, ME wrote: > >> "Dmitry A. Kazakov" wrote: > >>> On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 09:25:06 -0700, ME wrote: > >>> > >>>> What was the rationale for prohibiting constant record components? > >>> > >>> Initialization and composition issues. Then often it is argued that > >>> discriminants are, though limited. > > > >> What were these issues? > > > >You should ask language lawyers. [...] > > That is an evasion protecting a mistake. > > (Oberon has constant record fields. Basically any minor language can > can beat Ada especially in ethics. ^^^^^^^ Quite true. Ada is used in weapon systems. Oberon isn't. :-) Regards -- Markus