From: "Robert I. Eachus" <rieachus@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Endian-Independent Rep Clauses
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:03:21 -0500
Date: 2004-01-26T20:03:21-05:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <L8CdnXVgkvVGJYjdRVn-tA@comcast.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <rMdRb.27690$1e.18707@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>
Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> IIRC, it addresses the fact that Default_Bit_Order is static, thanks to
> an AI, and uses static universal math based on Boolean'Pos
> (Default_Bit_Order = <one_of_the_choices>) to calculate bit positions.
> I've done this kind of thing; it requires long expressions for bit
> numbers, but works fine.
Not really, just declare:
Bits: constant := System.Bit_Order'Pos(System.Default_Bit_Order);
then go on from there.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-27 1:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-26 13:30 Standard Ada Preprocessor Lionel.DRAGHI
2004-01-26 16:10 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-01-26 19:20 ` Endian-Independent Rep Clauses (was: Standard Ada Preprocessor) Jeffrey Carter
2004-01-27 1:03 ` Robert I. Eachus [this message]
2004-01-27 2:01 ` Endian-Independent Rep Clauses Stephen Leake
2004-01-27 3:16 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-01-27 8:10 ` Stephen Leake
2004-01-27 3:34 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-01-27 8:14 ` Stephen Leake
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