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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: Modify value - type duration
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 03:10:44 -0800 (PST)
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Randy Brukardt wrote:
> Jeffrey R. Carter wrote:
> > Adam Beneschan wrote:
>
> >> Hmmm ... now I wonder why there isn't a Truncation attribute for fixed-
> >> point types?  Maybe nobody before Andreas ever thought they'd need
> >> one.  Might be useful.  (Also Floor, Ceiling.)
>
> > No, I wondered about that long ago.

There is even an Ada Issue from John English about this:
http://www.ada-auth.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/AIs/AI-00060.TXT?rev=1.2

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Ludovic Brenta.