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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: An alternative to Unchecked Conversion
Date: 1999/12/23
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In article <x7vvh5twpzs.fsf@pogner.demon.co.uk>,
  Simon Wright <simon@pogner.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > >     X : TEST_TYPE;
> > >     Y : TEST_TYPE;
> > >     Y_Address : constant Address := Y'Address;
> > >     For X'Address  Use Y_Address;
> >
> > Tried this and got
> >
> >    9|   Y_ADDR : Constant ADDRESS := Y'Address;
> > test.ada:10:1:
> >   10|   For X'Address Use Y_ADDR;
> >         ^1
> > ***  1 Error 3208: This length representation clause does
not specify a
> > legal
> > ***     attribute (RM83 13.2 (3))


Read the RM, and follow the rule there! The above code clearly
does NOT follow this rule!


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