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>> have been comfortable with (2S + B)/(N * ln(N)) where N is the total
>> number of compilation units and subunits, S is the number of with
>> clauses on package specs (including generic package specs) and B is the
>> number of with clauses on other units.
> As for what is a good number, anything below 5 seems to be good, and
  Does that mean that in a 50 package system, the average package
should have under 10 "with"s in its spec or 20 in its body or some
combination?  And a 400 package system could average 50% more?