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From: Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: Question about generics.
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Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:49:07 +0200
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Peter C. Chapin wrote:

> ere is what I'm trying to do
> 
> generic
> Size : in Integer;
> package Xyzzy is
> type Index is mod Size;
> -- etc.
> end Xyzzy;
> 
> The compiler (gnat) complains about the modular type definition, saying
> that Size is a non-static expression and that's no good.

Do it the other way round:

generic
 type Index is mod <>;
package Xyzzy is
 Size : Integer := Index'Last + 1;
 -- etc.
end Xyzzy;

Martin
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