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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: Representation clauses for base-64 encoding
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:50:40 -0500
Date: 2011-12-28T19:50:40-05:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <wcclipwcian.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 9lv3nvF57cU1@mid.individual.net

Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> writes:

> Yes, a compiler cannot claim to support annex C (Systems Programming)
> unless it implements chapter 13 as recommended, so that all the
> "shoulds" are implemented. But this is only an argument for "probable"
> portability, since supporting annex C is optional.

Right.

But of course supporting the Ada standard is optional, too.  ;-)
It's easy to forget that standards don't actually _require_ anybody
to do anything.  So, unfortunately, the best you can be sure of is
"probable" portability.

> Out of curiosity, what is the case for JGNAT?

I don't know much about JGNAT.  I think it doesn't support some
things that are "impossible or impractical" (see AARM-1.1.3(6)),
given the limitations of the JVM.

- Bob



  reply	other threads:[~2011-12-29  0:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-12-22  9:41 Representation clauses for base-64 encoding Natasha Kerensikova
2011-12-22 11:20 ` Niklas Holsti
2011-12-23  1:30   ` Randy Brukardt
2011-12-26  8:33     ` Niklas Holsti
2011-12-28  0:09       ` Randy Brukardt
2011-12-22 11:37 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-12-22 12:24   ` Niklas Holsti
2011-12-22 15:09     ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-12-22 16:00       ` Natasha Kerensikova
2011-12-22 22:18         ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-12-25 10:17           ` Niklas Holsti
2011-12-27 11:23             ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-12-27 19:37               ` Niklas Holsti
2011-12-27 20:49                 ` Robert A Duff
2011-12-27 23:47                   ` Niklas Holsti
2011-12-29  0:50                     ` Robert A Duff [this message]
2011-12-30 20:54                       ` anon
2011-12-30 20:56                       ` Niklas Holsti
2011-12-23  1:42     ` Randy Brukardt
2011-12-28  8:59       ` Niklas Holsti
2011-12-29  5:41         ` Randy Brukardt
2011-12-29 10:10           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-12-23  1:33 ` Randy Brukardt
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