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Subject: Re: Pascal to ADA
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> subtype BYTE is Unsigned_8;
> subtype LONGINT is Integer;
> subtype WORD is Unsigned_16;
   The middle one should of course be
  subtype LONGINT is Integer_32;
both for consistency and because the Standard Integer is only required to
hold at least 16 bits but could hold as many as the compiler writer chose.