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From: "Nick Roberts" <nickroberts@adaos.worldonline.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Renaming an abstract function
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:52:10 -0000
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When given the program:

   package Test1 is
      type T is abstract tagged limited private;
      function P (X, Y: in T) return T is abstract;
      function "*" (A, B: in T) return T renames P; -- error line
   private
      type T is abstract tagged limited null record;
   end;

GNAT 3.12p on Windows 95 returns the error message:

   function that returns abstract type must be abstract

Is this a bug in: (a) GNAT; (b) the RM95; or (c) my brain?

Full detailed explanation welcome (if applicable).

--
Best wishes,
Nick Roberts