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On 05/06/2010 19:50, in article wcchblh9uw6.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com,
"Robert A Duff" <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com> wrote:

> "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> writes:
> 
>> I meant complex type in ada is not an elementary type.
> 
> Complex cannot be an elementary type, because it has components
> (real and imaginary parts).  That's what "elementary" means
> in Ada -- no components.
> 
>> I just meant it seems "easier" to use complex numbers in FORTRAN than
>> Ada, just because one does not to do all this instantiating every
>> where.
> 
> You don't have to instantiate everywhere.  If you're willing to stick
> to the predefined floating point types (Float, Long_Float, etc),
> then you can use Ada.Numerics.Elementary_Functions,
> Ada.Numerics.Long_Elementary_Functions, etc.

I've never understood the objection to "all this instantiating every where".
How much effort is a line or three of boilerplate code?

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Bill Findlay
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