Re: Question about generics.

[Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.net>]

Peter C. Chapin a �crit :

> Yes. However, this means at the point of instantiation I have to do 
> something like
> 
>     	type Dummy_Type is mod 8;
>     	package Fizzle is new Xyzzy(Index => Dummy_Type);
> 
> The Dummy_Type will never be used in the context of the instantiation; 

Why won't it be used? If you pass it to the generic there lot of chances
 that some function/procedure will be passed such a type, no ? And so
the  type will be used on the client code too...

Pascal.

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