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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Advice, or *Advice*? (was: Binary files vs Portablity vs Ada)
Date: 1999/11/10
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Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com> writes:

> Here's an example: Until recently 2 of the 3 Ada compilers we have here
> at work did not follow the implementation advice in 11.4.1(19), putting
> *nothing* in Exception_Message.

I would probably consider that a bug.

(But I fear I might well work for one of the companies that you're
griping about.  ;-) )

What's a "bug" and what's a "feature" and what's an "enhancement" is
somewhat open to interpretation.  It's certainly true that a compiler
can strictly obey the RM, and still have (what I would consider to be)
bugs.

- Bob