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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
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Subject: Re: bitstreams
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 02:15:04 GMT
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In article <jT196.318$6Q2.44214@nnrp3.sbc.net>,
  "Pat Rogers" <progers@NOclasswideSPAM.com> wrote:
> When I want one of my own, I always derive from those in
> Interfaces to inherit the primitives.

That can be annoying. Suppose what you really want to do is

   type Unsigned is mod 2 ** Integer'Size;

and then you want to define shift operators on this. It is
uncomfortable to have to use the types in Interfaces for this
purpose.


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