"M�rio Amado Alves" <amado.alves@netcabo.pt> wrote in message
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> (Sorry if you get this twice.)
>
> I'm planning to include the requirement (in Bases 2) that the package
> spec for each container type should be small, say one page long.
>
> In the excelent school (FCTUNL) where I was introduced to Ada they
> also had this rule.

Fair enough, but what is a 'page'? It seems to depend on your system, font
size, etc., which makes it a lousy criteria. I'm used to a 25-line 'page' in
my editor -- which clearly is too limited to do anything useful at all. I'd
suggest a recommended maximum number of lines per spec.

                    Randy.