Re: Problem with generic package

[Adam Beneschan <adambeneschan@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 11:26:49 AM UTC-7, Laurent wrote:
> Hi
> 
> As an exercise I have created a generic search function. Because my library folder begins to get messy I tried to put some related parts together in a package.
> 
> https://github.com/Chutulu/Library.git
> 
> The generic swap and sort are working as standalone but in my package I get this error:
> 
> expect generic subprogram in instantiation
> 
> No idea what the compiler tries to explain.

> package body Array_Generics is
> 
>    procedure Swap_Generic (Value1, Value2 : in out Element_Type) is

This is not a generic.  Generics begin with the word "generic".  Therefore, you can't instantiate it.

It looks like you want to make this a generic and you want the generic type parameter to be called Value_Type.  Try this:

   generic
      type Value_Type is private;
   procedure Swap_Generic (Value1, Value2 : in out Value_Type) is 
      Temp_Value : Value_Type; 
   begin -- Swap_Generic 
      Temp_Value := Value1; 
      Value1 := Value2; 
      Value2 := Temp_Value; 
   end Swap_Generic; 

                               -- Adam