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Adam Beneschan wrote:
> 
> It definitely is.  See 12.3(11); when a generic declaration and body
> are compiled, the legality rules are enforced.  I won't go into which
> Legality Rules apply to this specific example, but it's enough to say
> that since N (a generic formal discrete type) is not an integer type,
> you can't use a universal_integer where the expected type is N.

This still exists in GNAT Pro 6.1.1, so I've reported it.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"C's solution to this [variable-sized array parameters] has real
problems, and people who are complaining about safety definitely
have a point."
Dennis Ritchie
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