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by efalis
3347 days ago
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It was actually an engineering error. The software in question was designed for Ariane 4, and the condition that happened in Ariane 5 could not occur. But a shortcut was taken, and the suitability of the software was not reassessed. Then Ada's exception mechanism was pulled into play when it never should have been given the requirements of the Ariane 4. |
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