From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.224.103.135 with SMTP id k7mr7413241qao.6.1403465316617; Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:28:36 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.140.98.203 with SMTP id o69mr1148qge.9.1403465316605; Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:28:36 -0700 (PDT) Path: backlog2.nntp.dca3.giganews.com!backlog4.nntp.dca3.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!i13no9425547qae.1!news-out.google.com!a8ni10889qaq.1!nntp.google.com!i13no9425543qae.1!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:28:36 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=109.233.148.43; posting-account=ZoAlyAoAAACOOtSiXyaM8n3y8T4ScfeH NNTP-Posting-Host: 109.233.148.43 References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <680e9015-b2d8-4c65-a517-98524d2d6d36@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Function definitions - with clarification From: montgrimpulo Injection-Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:28:36 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Xref: number.nntp.dca.giganews.com comp.lang.ada:187164 Date: 2014-06-22T12:28:36-07:00 List-Id: Direct reply to Simon Clubley: I think you have to live with my attitude. Why should I always repeat myself despite my problem description is now stable. Concerning the level of Ada knowledge it is your level which governs the communication. An Example: If people talk to a foreigner who apparently does not speak their mother tongue very well, they tend to fall into something like "baby-talk". However this is no help in making progress. Concerning my questions: I expected something like: Under my assumptions of ... my suggestion for a solution looks like ... . Then I would be able to see how I was understood, and to learn what is possible in Ada. Btw. a prototype of a working system which does exactly what I want, was written by me in Mathematica. On Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:45:21 PM UTC+2, Simon Clubley wrote: > On 2014-06-22, montgrimpulo wrote: > > > Direct reply to Shark8 > > > > > > What is the point of saying "the above won't work" when it was > > > obviously forgotten to indicate a type ? What is the point of changing my > > > function F into a procedure F with an embedded procedure G ? > > > This does not make sense at all. > > > What is then left as your contribution ? > > > > > > > You need to lose the attitude. > > > > There are a number of people here who are trying to help you but > > both your problem description and your level of Ada knowledge > > are unclear. > > > > Shark8's response was a good faith effort to correct you on Ada > > syntax because it's unclear what your level of Ada knowledge is. > > My questions, along with the questions others are asking you, are > > good faith attempts to try and help you clarify the problem so > > someone can offer more precise guidance. > > > > Simon. > > > > -- > > Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP > > Microsoft: Bringing you 1980s technology to a 21st century world