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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Array of Variant Records Question...
Date: 1999/09/11
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In article <37D96905.2D10D264@rational.com>,
  Mark Lundquist <mark@rational.com> wrote:
> Matthew Heaney wrote:
>
> > In article <7r8t21$ov5$1@nnrp1.deja.com> , Robert Dewar
> > <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>  wrote:
> >
> > >> 2) the ability to cast away const w/o using
> > > Sys.Addr_To_Acc_Convs
> > >
> > > Sorry, no idea what this means
> >
> > To be able to modify an in-mode subprogram parameter.
Essentially, what ACT
> > did to implement the function Random in GNAT.
> >
>
> I'm not familiar with GNAT (I know, you were answering
Dewar...)

No, but you are familiar with Ada 95 :-)

You have a look at the spec of random, and see if you can
figure out any reasonable way to implement it in pure Ada,
I certainly can't!


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