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From: Adam Beneschan <adam@irvine.com>
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Subject: Re: Extending discriminant types
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:01:39 -0800 (PST)
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On Nov 25, 12:49 pm, "Jeffrey R. Carter"
<spam.jrcarter....@spam.acm.org> wrote:
> Georg Bauhaus wrote:
>
> > generic
> >    type N is (<>);
> > package U is
>
> >    type T (Len: Integer) is private ;
> >    type Count is new N range 0 .. N'Base'Last;  -- 'BASE
>
> It's interesting that this compiles, since N is not an integer type.
> I suspect
> you've uncovered a compiler error.

It also compiles if you remove the 'Base attribute.

                                -- Adam