Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!bloom-beacon!apple!oliveb!pyramid!prls!philabs!linus!sdl
From: sdl@linus.UUCP (Steven D. Litvintchouk)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.eiffel
Subject: Eiffel compilers and generics (parameterized classes)
Message-ID: <45493@linus.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 89 04:22:18 GMT
Organization: The MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA
Lines: 31


I've been programming in Ada for some years now, yet I remain
disappointed in how badly Ada compilers deal with generics
(parameterized program units).

Some Ada compilers crash altogether when presented with even
moderately complex Ada generics.  And only two Ada compilers I know
of, can generate object code that is shared among multiple generic
instantiations, when the generics involve generic formal subprogram
parameters.  In the past, the reliability of the library manager
provided with the Ada compiler (to support separate compilation) was
also a concern.

I would like to ask users of current Eiffel compilers whether
they are encountering similar "teething problems."  That is, how well
do Eiffel compilers do with parameterized classes?  Are separate
compilation facilities reliable?  Is the library manager robust and
"industrial-strength"?


Steven Litvintchouk
MITRE Corporation
Burlington Road
Bedford, MA  01730

Fone:  (617)271-7753
ARPA:  sdl@mitre-bedford.arpa
UUCP:  ...{att,decvax,genrad,ll-xn,philabs,utzoo}!linus!sdl

	"Those who will be able to conquer software will be able to
	 conquer the world."  -- Tadahiro Sekimoto, president, NEC Corp.