From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: OS Bindings (was: Where is the elusive jump command?)
Date: 2000/04/12
Date: 2000-04-12T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <wccg0srbbc4.fsf@world.std.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8d20bq$o2p4@ftp.kvaerner.com
"Tarjei T. Jensen" <tarjei.jensen@kvaerner.com> writes:
> >One problem is that I can't follow that advice in the case of the
> >largest supported integer. That is, I can't say:
> >
> > type T is range 0..2**64-1;
> >
> >so I have to use a modular type.
>
> Why would it be illegal to write
>
> type T is range 0 .. #16#ffff_ffff_ffff_ffff#;
Because you have a syntax error -- an extra #. ;-)
Also because System.Max_Int is 2**63-1 or 2**31-1 on most
implementations, and there's a rule saying that the bounds have to be
less than or equal to System.Max_Int.
If I made the rules, there would be no Max_Int.
- Bob
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2000-03-21 0:00 Where is the elusive jump command? dis90072
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Nicolas Brunot
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
2000-03-21 0:00 ` Nicolas Brunot
2000-03-27 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Gary Scott
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-30 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Dan Nagle
2000-03-30 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-03-31 0:00 ` Gisle S�lensminde
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Gary Scott
2000-03-31 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-03-31 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-03-31 0:00 ` Gary Scott
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-03-31 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-03-31 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-04-13 0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
2000-04-14 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-04-14 0:00 ` BASIC->Ada, was " tmoran
2000-04-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-13 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-03-31 0:00 ` Gisle S�lensminde
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Gary Scott
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-03-30 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-03-30 0:00 ` William B. Clodius
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Gary Scott
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
2000-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-30 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
2000-04-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-04 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
2000-04-05 0:00 ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
2000-04-05 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
2000-04-06 0:00 ` OS Bindings (was: Where is the elusive jump command?) Larry Kilgallen
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
[not found] ` <eisner comp.lang.ada:53670>
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-08 0:00 ` nickerson
2000-04-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-07 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-10 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-13 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-15 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-15 0:00 ` Gisle S�lensminde
2000-04-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-13 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-13 0:00 ` Gisle S�lensminde
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-04-13 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-13 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-18 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-15 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-03-28 0:00 ` Where is the elusive jump command? Dale Stanbrough
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