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Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:38:35 -0500
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At 01:13 PM 12/13/2002 -0800, Dale Jr, William wrote:
>I thought they had picked Greenhills Ada & RT (royalty free) for the JSF?
>
>William Dale
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Terry Westley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 12:19 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: JSF and C
>>
>>
>> I just heard that some organization (perhaps Lockheed or JSF SPO)
>> has chosen MISRA C over Ada for JSF flight software.
>>
>> According to http://www.misra.org.uk/> MISRA C is a standard
>> for a "restricted subset of a high-level language for programming
>> safety-related systems. The C programming language is being
>> increasingly
>> used for automotive applications, due largely to the inherent language
>> flexibility, the extent of support and its potential for portability
>> across a wide range of hardware. However the nature of the C language
>> is such that there are many areas of concern which potentially
>> jeopardise
>> the high level of integrity required from the final executable code."
>>
>> Why in the world would you choose an inherently unsafe language for
>> any safety-critical application?  I can't look at the standard because
>> you have to buy a copy.  I hope they recommend against the use of
>> pointers and C arrays, otherwise you can't make C safe.
>>
>> Surely Spark Ada would have been a better choice.
>>
>> --
>> Terry Westley
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