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Subject: Re: Returning ranges from a function (was: How to loop (elegant)
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> With my version of GNAT everything is stored at the same location when
> "aliased" is added to components of the array.
> I can see it by having *equal* access variables created from different
> array indices:

But there is nothing to store - Empty_Record'Size = 0, so nothing is
stored in the same location for each index value.

Array object A is nearly empty, it only holds the boundaries. Really
interesting :-)

Note: A compiler need not follow the recommendation to create objects
of zero size. GNAT does because it has to because it claims to
implement all annexes.