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From: Martin <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: Discriminated records are not the most efficient, but ...
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On 23 Aug, 08:33, Simon Wright <si...@pushface.org> wrote:
> Niklas Holsti <niklas.hol...@tidorum.invalid> writes:
> > Subprograms can be compiled on their own, without being enclosed in a
> > package.
>
> And a main subprogram is usually a compilation unit, ie not in a package
> (though I can't see anything that actually requires that,http://www.adaic.com/standards/05rm/html/RM-10-2.html(7)).

Used to be required in Ada83 (see http://archive.adaic.com/standards/83lrm/html/lrm-10-01.html#10.1
- just before 'Notes') but Ada95 relaxed the rules.

-- Martin