From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.99.245.15 with SMTP id w15mr8506266pgh.63.1487623961579; Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:52:41 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.157.17.114 with SMTP id p47mr1524419otp.6.1487623961497; Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:52:41 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!e137no1865265itc.0!news-out.google.com!15ni67itm.0!nntp.google.com!e137no1865259itc.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:52:41 -0800 (PST) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=76.218.37.33; posting-account=W2gdXQoAAADxIuhBWhPFjUps3wUp4RhQ NNTP-Posting-Host: 76.218.37.33 User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <864b4b14-5c42-4ddc-92ee-ad76ce2be159@googlegroups.com> Subject: relax double parens in expression_function_declaration? From: Stephen Leake Injection-Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:52:41 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:33367 Date: 2017-02-20T12:52:41-08:00 List-Id: Recent GNAT allows this: type Result is record A : Integer; B : Integer; end record; function Key return Result is (A => 1, B => 2); However, I can't find a rule in the ARM that allows it. ARM 6.8 says: expression_function_declaration ::= [overriding_indicator] function_specification is (expression) [aspect_specification]; This requires double parens: function Key return Result is ((A => 1, B => 2)); ARM 4.5.7(7) gives permission to remove the double parens for conditional_expression; is there a similar rule or AI for aggregates?