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From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@baesystems.com>
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Subject: Re: for Object_Size use 0
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:58:43 +0100
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Date: 2005-04-13T07:59:12+00:00
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Robert C. Leif wrote:
>       --  This is a test of whether Ada can have a type with a size

You're program isn't Ada it's GNAT.

I think the answer is "depends on your compiler", e.g.

   type Foo is null record;
   for Foo'Size use 0;

   Bar : Foo;

GNAT:        Bar'Size => 8
ObjectAda:  Bar'Size => 0

Cheers

-- Martin