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Subject: Re: segfault with large-ish array with GNAT
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Jerry wrote:
> 
> That is true when accessing array elements and slices but not for
> indicating the entire array as a single entity such as in a subroutine
> argument, e.g.
> 
> y := cos(x);
> 
> or
> 
> z := x + y;

That's true. I haven't done a lot of code like that recently, so not doing a 
renames tends to work fine for me; hence "generally". (Also, I haven't messed 
with big arrays much recently, either.) If you do reference the whole array 
frequently, it's a different story.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"I wave my private parts at your aunties."
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