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Subject: Re: Enumeration representation clause surprise.
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> > With the proposed patch, it gives:
>
> > GNAT 4.4.0 20080611 (experimental)
> > =A0 =A0 26. =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 X1 at 0 range 0 .. -1; =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 -- Minus 1 !!
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0|
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 >>> warning: component representation will be biased
>
> So what would the value of the bias be?

  type X_Type is ( X );
  for x_type use (x =3D> 16#7FFF_FFFF#);

16#7FFF_FFFF# of course

Since this is the only value, nothing need be stored to know which
value it is. This is like a constant in ROM, I gather.