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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Ada -vs- GNAT
Date: 25 May 2002 08:52:14 +0100
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tmoran@acm.org writes:

> >from the Booch Components, which are meant to be, and to a large
> >extent are, compiler-independent. On the other hand, given that GNAT
> >is my preferred compiler (for all sorts of reasons), I felt quite
> >happy to use 'Object_Size when appropriate.

>   Which is like being a little bit pregnant.  It means the potential
> user must: switch to Gnat; start a new branch of the update tree; or
> not use your package.  It makes life simpler for you, harder for
> your users, and (possibly) richer for ACT.  Just remember all those
> consequences of your decision.

:blush: what I meant to say was that, _in a different project_
(ColdFrame) I did this. The BCs are spotless. Sorry, all.