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From: fjh@mundook.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus Henderson)
Subject: Re: Question about record rep spec placement
Date: 1997/01/16
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Date: 1997-01-16T00:00:00+00:00
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rgilbert@polaris.orl.mmc.com (Bob Gilbert) writes:

>What possible purpose would placing the record rep spec in the
>private section serve when the record is not a private type?

The record rep spec may be an implementation detail,
and you may want to preserve the distinction between
interface and implementation.

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