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From: "ME" <abcdefg@nonodock.net>
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Subject: Re: Largest size array in Gnat 2005 for the PC?
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:53:43 -0700
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"Martin Krischik" <krischik@users.sourceforge.net> wrote in message 
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> ME schrieb:
>
>> What is the largest array (in storage units) that you can declare in Gnat
>> 2005 for the PC?
>
> How much virtual memory does your computer have?
I have ~1500Mb
>
>> Does pragma Storage_ size affect this and if so where would you place it 
>> in
>> a procedure?
>
> No, the array index used affect the maximum size. I suggest you read:
>
> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ada_Programming/Types/array
>
> and consider what would happen if "Index_Range" is of type
> Long_Long_Integer and if you computer has enough memory to hold such a
> beast.
>
> Martin
>
> PS: There is no "GNAT 2005" - There is
>
> 1) "GNAT GPL 2005" which is 3 releases old - the current release is GNAT
> GPL 2007-2
> 2) Ada 2005: which is a standard and as such puts no restriction or
> arrays size whatsoever.
>
> -- 
> mailto://krischik@users.sourceforge.net
> Ada programming at: http://ada.krischik.com