How do I avoid 'use' in this case?

[val@fcom.cc.utah.edu (Val Kartchner)]

I know that the usage of 'use' is discouraged.  I generally agree, but I do
not see a way around it in this case.  Is there something that I'm missing?

We have a package called 'FIELD_DEF' which (among other things) defines a
variant record type and an access type for referencing it.  Here is the
text of the errors generated for one of the lines:

-- Begin included text

 2693             if (comm_addr_group(i,j) /= NULL) then
..........................................1
%ADAC-E-NOTDECLOPOPND, (1) /= is not declared for the given operands [LRM 4.5]
%ADAC-I-SUPPLOPARGTYPE, (1) Result type of the first (or only) operand of /= is
        access type field_type_ptr in field_def at line 180
%ADAC-I-POSSUSECALL1, (1) Possibly a selected component of (or use clause for)
        package field_def in field_def at line 167 is intended; this would make
        implicit binary operator /= (field_type_ptr; field_type_ptr) returning
        BOOLEAN declared in field_def at line 180 visible for a legal call

-- End included text

I followed the implied suggestion of the (VAX/VMS) Ada compiler and inserted
a "use FIELD_DEF;" statement.  I know that with non-operator functions (i.e.:
functions who's names are alphanumeric + '_'), you can use the package name
to avoid 'use'.  As far as I know, there is no equivalent for operators.

Is this true?  If not, then how do I do it?

			Thanks in advance,
				-=:[ VAL ]:=-
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