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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
Subject: Re: Ada compiler differences
Date: 20 Oct 2004 06:47:51 +0100
Date: 2004-10-20T06:47:51+01:00	[thread overview]
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In-Reply-To: mailman.33.1098236017.10401.comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org

Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@acm.org> writes:

> Hmm. If the Language Reference Manual does not _explicitly_ state
> that a particular function is safe for calling from multiple tasks,
> then you must assume it is not, and provide your own layer of task
> protection for it. I suspect Nick has been violating this rule.

What, even Generic_Elementary_Functions.Arctan?!

On the other hand, anyone who called Float_Random from two tasks *with
the same generator* would be entitled to expect truly random results.
I think you have to be prepared to use your wits sometimes ..

-- 
Simon Wright                               100% Ada, no bugs.



  reply	other threads:[~2004-10-20  5:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-10-20  1:32 Ada compiler differences Stephen Leake
2004-10-20  5:47 ` Simon Wright [this message]
2004-10-26  0:28   ` Randy Brukardt
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2004-10-20 13:05 Stephen Leake
2004-10-20 17:17 ` Nick Roberts
2004-10-20 19:44   ` Simon Wright
2004-10-21 21:02     ` Nick Roberts
2004-10-18 12:47 Magnus
2004-10-18 14:01 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2004-10-18 18:31   ` Luke A. Guest
2004-10-18 19:55     ` Nick Roberts
2004-10-19 20:52       ` Luke A. Guest
2004-10-20  1:16         ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-10-18 21:03     ` Martin Dowie
2004-10-19  2:11     ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-10-18 20:36 ` Nick Roberts
2004-10-18 21:48 ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-19 14:49   ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-19 20:32     ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-20 16:48       ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-21 13:54         ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-21 20:57           ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2004-10-21 21:05           ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-26 15:23             ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-26 21:21               ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-27  4:39                 ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-27 13:49                   ` Mark H Johnson
2004-10-20  8:02 ` Rod Chapman
2004-10-21 13:55   ` Larry Kilgallen
2004-10-22  8:13     ` Rod Chapman
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