Re: Array type conversion

["Keith" <nono@joimail.net>]

But generating the code to do a simple copy versus a more complex conversion
based upon whether the subtype representations are the same or not does not
seem to be much of an inefficiency.

"> A derived type needs not have the same representation as its ancestor
type.
> If the subtypes statically match, the compiler can perform a simple memory
> copy. Otherwise, the compiler must in effect generate the exact equivalent
> of the loop you give, and there is a deliberate decision in Ada to avoid,
as
> far as possible, *hidden* inefficiencies.
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