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From: Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>
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Subject: Re: Timeouts in Ada
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On 07/17/2014 12:38 AM, J-P. Rosen wrote:
>
> Not at all! In Ada, one task=one thread, there are no hidden threads.

Surely ATC involves a "hidden thread". After all,

select
    <trigger>
then abort
    <abortable part>
end select;

is shorthand for

declare
    task AP;

    task body AP is
    begin
       <abortable part>
    end AP;
begin
    <trigger>

    abort AP;
end;

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Jeff Carter
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