Out parameters and unconstrained variant types

[Gene <gene.ressler@gmail.com>]

Hello friends,

I would like to do something like:

type Conditional_Result (Exists : Boolean := False) is
  record case Exists is
    when True =>
      Value : Natural;
    when False => null;
  end record;

procedure Do_Something(x : in Natural; rtn : out Conditional_Result)
is
begin
  if x = 0 then
    rtn := (Exists => False);
  else
    rtn := (Exists => True; Value => x + 1);
  end if;
end;

procedure Foo is
  rtn : Conditional_Result;
begin
  Do_Something(0, rtn);
  if rtn.Exists then
    Put_Line("Yes!");
  end if;
  Do_Something(1, rtn);
  if rtn.Exists then
    Put_Line("Yes!");
  end if;
end;

ALRM 2005 and Barnes seem to say the procedure Do_Something will know
that rtn in foo is unconstrained and allow both calls to succeed.  In
GNAT 2007, the second call fails with a constraint error at the
assignment to rtn.  Can you tell me what I'm missing?

Thanks!