Re: Standard packages

["Theodore E. Dennison" <dennison@escmail.mmc.orl.com>]

p_quinn@ECE.Concordia.CA (Paul Quinn) wrote:
>
> 
> I just started programming in ADA.  My major problem is that the text book
> for my course (Programming in Ada by Barnes) doesn't have a list
> of the standard packages.  I keep wasting my time looking for the
> packages.  Right now I need that package to do mod in integers.
> 
> 
> I was wondering if anyone know a place where I can get a list of standard
> packages?  Does GNAT support all the standard packages that are
> used?
> 

Uhh, are you talking about doing something like:

  ...
    Num_Candybars : integer := 20;
  begin
    if (Num_Candybars mod 4 = 1) then
  ...

you ALWAYS have visibility to the "mod" operation (for INTEGER).
let me repeat:
You ALWAYS have visibility to the "mod" operation (for integer).

I suspect you have some kind of "type"ing problem. For example 
the following is NOT legal:

  ...
    Num_Candybars : integer := 20;
    type Camshaft_Count is new integer;
    Num_Camshafts : Camshaft_Count := 4;
  begin
     if (Num_Candybars mod Num_Camshafts = 3) then
  ...

"mod"ing Candybars to Camshafts is like comparing apples to oranges
 :-)

HaHaHa. I kill me!

T.E.D.

T.E.D.