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Subject: Re: Ada.Streams.Stream_IO.File_Type
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> ...
> but it could be implemented by putting:
> 
>    type File_Type is new Ada.Finalization.Limited_Controlled with private;
> 
> in the private part of package Ada.Streams.Stream_IO. I'm not quite sure if
> such an implementation would be criticised on the grounds that objects of
> File_Type could not then be declared other than at library level.

Indeed it would be criticized by the many of us that find this Ada feature annoying.