From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: Language lawyer question: Equality on 'Access attributes
Date: 08 Jan 2004 20:38:24 -0500
Date: 2004-01-08T20:38:24-05:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <wccisjlx5nz.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: b4682ab7.0401081723.67c93545@posting.google.com
adam@irvine.com (Adam Beneschan) writes:
> I have to admit that while I think my assertion is true,...
Your assertion is true.
>... it's pretty
> abstract. It probably requires one to think backwards from how a
> practical programmer, or a compiler, would think when trying to
> determine the meaning of an Ada statement like that.
I think it's backward from how the compiler "thinks". But that's OK.
As to how the "practical programmer" thinks, well, I guess it's safe
to just write what makes sense, and correct it if the compiler cries
"ambiguous". Sounds sloppy, but it's not, really. The language rules
are set up so you won't likely get into trouble (i.e. run-time
trouble).
- Bob
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2004-01-08 2:05 Language lawyer question: Equality on 'Access attributes Adam Beneschan
2004-01-08 7:47 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-01-08 11:07 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2004-01-08 17:18 ` Adam Beneschan
2004-01-08 18:04 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-08 18:31 ` Ze Administrator
2004-01-08 21:04 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-09 4:02 ` Ze Administrator
2004-01-09 23:02 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-10 2:56 ` Ze Administrator
2004-01-09 4:06 ` Ze Administrator
2004-01-09 23:05 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-10 3:03 ` Ze Administrator
2004-01-10 13:47 ` Marin David Condic
2004-01-10 7:19 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-01-10 19:09 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-11 14:27 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-01-11 21:42 ` Ze Administrator
2004-01-12 5:16 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-01-09 1:28 ` Adam Beneschan
2004-01-09 4:10 ` Ze Administrator
2004-01-09 11:27 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2004-01-09 23:09 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-10 11:56 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2004-01-10 17:08 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-01-10 18:40 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-09 23:08 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-10 7:39 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-01-08 20:36 ` tmoran
2004-01-08 21:06 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-09 0:27 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-01-09 1:23 ` Adam Beneschan
2004-01-09 1:38 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
2004-01-09 6:16 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-01-09 23:27 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-01-10 16:37 ` Robert I. Eachus
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2004-01-09 23:19 ` Robert A Duff
2004-01-09 23:21 ` Randy Brukardt
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