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From: tmoran@bix.com
Subject: Re: Prevalence of Compilers for Which Integer'Size < 32?
Date: 1996/07/28
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Date: 1996-07-28T00:00:00+00:00
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> Suddenly, I see something that will raise
> Constraint_Error if a compiler's Integer'Size is less than 32.
> So, how prevalent are such compilers?  Is it really something that one
> ought to consider when implementing components that are candidates for
> reuse?
   Is there any reason you must use Integer rather than a type ... is
range ... that fits the problem?
  The RR compiler I still use for bare 16 bit DOS targets has, not
surprisingly, a 16 bit Integer.  Don't know about other compilers
with that target.  (Are there any?)