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From: dewi@cableol.co.uk (Dewi Daniels)
Subject: Re: Ada 83 - avoiding unchecked conversions.
Date: 1996/12/11
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On Wed, 11 Dec 1996 07:43:07 -0800, "Chris Sparks (Mr. Ada)"
<sparks@AISF.COM> wrote:

>  The_Record_Address : constant System.Address :=3D The_Record'Address;
>  Result             : Integer_32;
>  for Result'Address use The_Record_Address;  -- New way
>--for Result      use at The_Record_Address;  -- Old way

Ada 83 prohibits the use of address clauses to alias two variables
(LRM 13.5). I believe it's legal in Ada 95. My preference would be to
use an unchecked conversion.
--=20
Dewi Daniels
Marietta, Georgia