From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Subverting 'Access for Sub-programs
Date: 1999/08/05
Date: 1999-08-05T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <wccoggm9w94.fsf@world.std.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7o9vrv$qgt$1@wanadoo.fr
"Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen.adalog@wanadoo.fr> writes:
> I understood from a previous message that you didn't like the solution with
> a generic taking a formal procedure.
> It seems however that it would allow you to do precisely what you want.
> You may not "like" generics, but they are inherently safer than access
> values. Actually, in the discussion about downward closures, it was noted
> that all the cases presented could be equally well be dealt with with
> generics, and therefore that it was not worth introducing a risky feature.
There is nothing "risky" about the "limited access-to-subprogram"
feature proposed in an LSN by the design team. It is equally as safe as
the generic solution.
However, you are correct that the generic solution will work in most
cases.
- Bob
--
Change robert to bob to get my real email address. Sorry.
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Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-08-03 0:00 Subverting 'Access for Sub-programs Anton Gibbs
1999-08-03 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-03 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-08-03 0:00 ` Michael F. Yoder
1999-08-03 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-08-03 0:00 ` Steve Doiel
1999-08-03 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1999-08-04 0:00 ` Anton Gibbs
1999-08-04 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1999-08-04 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-05 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-09 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-08-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-11 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-08-13 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-13 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-13 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-08-11 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-11 0:00 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
1999-08-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-12 0:00 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
1999-08-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-16 0:00 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
1999-08-11 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-05 0:00 ` adam
1999-08-05 0:00 ` adam
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-06 0:00 ` adam
1999-08-09 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-09 0:00 ` Mark Biggar
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-05 0:00 ` What is a Display ? (was: Subverting 'Access for Sub-programs) Larry Kilgallen
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Hyman Rosen
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Subverting 'Access for Sub-programs Brian Rogoff
1999-08-07 0:00 ` Gautier
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-08-04 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-04 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-08-05 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Ray Blaak
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Hyman Rosen
1999-08-07 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-06 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-08 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-08-09 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-10 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-08-09 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Aidan Skinner
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Anton Gibbs
1999-08-05 0:00 ` Steve Quinlan
1999-08-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-08-04 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-08-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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