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From: Michael Erdmann <michael.erdmann@snafu.de>
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Subject: Re: How to get around "access type must not be outside generic unit"
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:32:04 +0100
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Brian May wrote:
>>>>>> "Pascal" == Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.net> writes:
> 
>     Pascal> Solution 2) Move access to generic spec
> 
> ...
> 
>     Pascal> begin Register ("Doit", Install_Access); end Usage;
> 
> How is this any different from using Install'Access?
> 
> I would have thought since Install was defined within the generic
> unit, Install'Access would be OK.
> 
> Or does Install'Access imply a temporary local variable?
> 
> Put another way, how can you create a dangling pointer with
> Install'Access but not Install_Access?

This is exactly what came into my mind when i was looking
at the offending code.


> 
> Maybe I am just not awake today,