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"Marin David Condic" <dont.bother.mcondic.auntie.spam@[acm.org> writes:

> Well, that creates a clue as to how it might get done in Ada. However, I've
> heard here in the past objections from compiler vendors to adding this sort
> of library to the ARM as a part of the standard. Part of the problem is
> specifying the behavior in sufficient detail to make it verifiable. There is
> also a certain amount of inflexibility once it gets into the standard.

Well this was maybe because Ada83 had no annexes. Now that we have annexes in
Ada95 I think this is quite different. Just put this stuff into an annexes.

I really think that this kind of libraries should be a part of Ada95. If some
peoples object about verifiability then I think that this annexes could be
named Unchecked_And_Very_Dangerous_Library :)

Most part of the application domain where Ada is designed to be used just do
not ask for verifiabilily.

Pascal.

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