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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: multitasking: finishing execution
Date: 20 Jun 2002 10:53:19 -0400
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"chris.danx" <spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> Is calling the entry finish sufficient to terminate the task?  The code of
> the entry isn't the concern, but the behaviour of entries.  Consider the
> following procedure
> 
> <snip example code>

The "Ada way" to terminate a task is with a "terminate" alternative:

select
   accept <some entry>
or
   terminate;
end select;

See ARM 9.7.2.

It is often not obvious how to set up your task to both get some work
done and be ready to quit when told to. But it is important to get it
right :).

-- 
-- Stephe