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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: generic package dilemma
Date: 1999/11/22
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In article <81bt4v$7cr$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> writes:
> In article <3835CF7A.5604C6A3@mail.com>,
>   Mats Weber <matsw@mail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Actually, I have used pragma Elaborate(_All) maybe three times
>> since 1983. I have always let the compiler figure out an
>> elaboration order, which turned out to be just fine in almost
>> all cases with DEC Ada, Verdix and GNAT. I know this approach
>> is not striclty portable, but I don't care.
> 
> Well this is a bit like people not caring about seat belts in
> a car till they have a crash.

No, because this only applies to code that will be ported.

Larry Kilgallen