From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a5f77772dc1375a3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-23 04:03:40 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!cox.net!newspeer1-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "martin.m.dowie" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3CEB7124.4050604@blancolioni.org> <01HW.B91197820000C3D90E449050@netnews.netaxs.com> <3CECB651.3010209@blancolioni.org> <3CECC349.4080108@blancolioni.org> Subject: Re: Safe Units Handling in Ada X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 12:03:29 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.252.149.135 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net 1022151817 62.252.149.135 (Thu, 23 May 2002 12:03:37 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 12:03:37 BST Organization: ntlworld News Service Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24574 Date: 2002-05-23T12:03:29+01:00 List-Id: "Fraser" wrote in message news:3CECC349.4080108@blancolioni.org... > It depends on whether you see the generic argument as an actual type > intended to be used with the definitions of the generated units package, > or whether it's merely a way of saying how precise you want the package > to be. I've opted for the former; I can make that an option. In this particular, case I would argue for the later as this is just another 'Unit' - in this case it just happens to be unit-less! You also get the former thrown in for free anyway :-)