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On Friday, 15 January 2021 at 11:48:27 UTC, Jeffrey R. Carter wrote:
> type String_Base is array (Positive range <>) of Character; 
> subtype String is String_Base (Positive range 1 .. <>); 

I wish it had been this way since the beginning. That way, in those
rare instances where code is really using the variable lower-bound,
the use of String_Base would make the intention clear. Alas, adopting
this now would break that code.