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From: Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>
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Subject: Re: Allocation of local constant arrays
Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:24:07 +0200
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Davide wrote:

> 
> "Robert I. Eachus" <rieachus@comcast.net> ha scritto:
> 
>> then put everything as constants in the
>> package body.
> 
> As a general way to design the software, if you have constants used only
> by a procedure, do you prefer (for the final application) to nest them in
> that procedure or to keep them together with all the other constants in
> the package body, then visible also to procedures not referencing them?
> 
> The question, in other words,  is: locate the data closest as possible to
> operations who used them or tend to "globalize" their visibility also when
> not necessary?
> 
> Waiting for opinions.

Normally I put them with the procedure. Sometimes I put them in packages
inside the procededure:

procedure Proc
is
  package Pack
    ...
  end Pack;
begin
...

With Regards

Martin

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