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Subject: Re: gnat.string_split , howto manipulate slice numbers
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> Yes, but I do not recommend this "rename" method for wide use. Some
> decades ago, in an Ada 83 project which thus did not allow "use type",
> we had several bugs where copy-paste sloppiness resulted in (for
> example) some "-" operator renaming a "+" operator, with "amusing" results.

I haven't run into bugs associated with this myself but I did realize things could go wrong when using renamings and guessed the motivation for introducing "use type" in Ada95. Thanks for sharing you experiences Niklas.

> [Yet another shameless plug] AdaControl has a rule to check renamings
> with different names (precisely intended for eliminate this error)

Good to know J-P. Rosen, thanks.

Best regards,
Joakim