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From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: Random numbers in Gnat
Date: 3 Mar 1995 14:11:40 -0500
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"the only information I have found is in a-numran.ads"

If you rummage around in the specs this way, please respect:

private package Ada.Numerics.Random is

the private here means MYOB, or more accurately, that this package is only
for internal use. It is wrong to try to use it directly. A program that
with's this package is illegal. As we observe from the attempt, there is
a missing check in GNAT which will be remedied forthwith :-)

Meanwhile, if you want to know what's in the libraries, look in Appendix A
of the RM. With rare exceptions you do NOT need to be a language lawyer
to understand this section, so it should be a primary reference source
for all Ada programmers.