Re: Ada Component Registry proposal

From: Robert I. Eachus (rieachus_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/22/03 

Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 03:38:47 GMT

sk wrote:
> I would like to propose "Ada95" as the root of the library
> hierarchy.

I think we should be aiming for the future, not the past.

> This naming convention could also be used to happily distinguish
> between code strictly for '83, '95 and '0y
>
> Ada83.Gtk, Ada83.SDL, Ada83.Sockets etc.
> Ada95.Gtk, Ada95.SDL, Ada95.Sockets etc.
> Ada0y.Gtk, Ada0y.SDL, Ada0y.Sockets etc.

What about Ada80.Sockets, Ada87.Sockets, and Ada2000.Sockets?

The differences between some of these versions, and others not mentioned
is slight. (For example, there were three differences between MIL-STD
1815A, and ANSI/MIL-STD 1815A, and the second was the page number for
2-2. ;-) But the current standard really is Ada 2000, although its
formal name is more cumbersome. It is possible to get a copy of TC1 and
see what changed between Ada 95 and Ada 2000, but I prefer to just use
the standard as posted at: http://www.ada-auth.org/~acats/arm.html

To quote from that page: "When ISO published the Technical Corrigendum,
it did not also publish a document that merges the Technical Corrigendum
changes into the text of the International Standard. However, ISO rules
require that the project editor for the Technical Corrigendum be able to
produce such a document on demand. The document available here is what
the project editor would provide to ISO in response to such a request.
It should be understood that the publication of any ISO document
involves changes in "boilerplate" as well as a review by professional
editors that may introduce editorial changes."

I'm not trying to be a stickler for accuracy here, just pointing out
that the Ada standard is evolving. I'd hate to have the CAL come out
labelled as Ada95 (or Ada2000) just in time for the Ada 0X standard.

> I am not trying in any way to usurp RI Eachus' effort, I am
> just trying to keep the ball rolling whilst he is formalizing.
>
> There seems to be a lot of momentum at the moment for defining
> and creating a common/standard library and I want to keep it going.
>
> With the idea of keeping the momentum going, I am willing to
> volunteer a start at doing some of the inventory work to meet
> RI Eachus' proposal and as per any discussion that this message
> invokes..

I'll be calling soon. ;-) But right now I could use a couple more
people who know XML to do some reviewing. 

-- 
                                                     Robert I. Eachus
"Quality is the Buddha. Quality is scientific reality. Quality is the 
goal of Art. It remains to work these concepts into a practical, 
down-to-earth context, and for this there is nothing more practical or 
down-to-earth than what I have been talking about all along...the repair 
of an old motorcycle."  -- from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle 
Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

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