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From: bobduff@world.std.com (Robert A Duff)
Subject: Re: [Q]: Generic subprogram instantiation
Date: 1996/07/11
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Date: 1996-07-11T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <DuDzvD.JwK.0.-s@inmet.camb.inmet.com>,
Tucker Taft <stt@henning.camb.inmet.com> wrote:
>: >        procedure sub_main is new sub_main(galois);

>So I believe this line should be accepted.

Oops -- you're right, of course.

It was illegal in Ada 83, by RM83-8.3(16).  Interestingly, this was
changed primarily to make the compiler's job a little bit easier.

- Bob