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Re: Ada and Ariane 5 failure

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Subject: Re: Ada and Ariane 5 failure
From: Vladimir G Ivanovic <address@hidden>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 02:40:13 -0800
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 15 Dec 2001 19:38:02 EST." <20011216003802.09360BE08@panacea.canonical.org>
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Using an overflowed result in a calculation in any language will have an
effect, just not the one desired. And won't an uncaught exception bring
down a C++, Java, CLU, Modula-3 or PL/I program?

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"KS" == Kragen Sitaker <kragen@pobox.com> writes:

  KS> What other languages and environments would this bug have had the
  KS> same effect in?

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- Re: Ada and Ariane 5 failure
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