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Subject: Re: Language Revision : "/" and "div"
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vincent.diemunsch@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Do you think I could summit this to the next revision of the
> language ?

Yes, certainly. Anyone may submit suggestions for revising the language. 
However, changes that make existing legal Ada programs invalid or have different 
behavior are rarely accepted. Given that Ada has used "/" for integer division 
for 30 years, this is unlikely to be accepted.

> If yes, how ?

By sending e-mail to ada-comment@ada-auth.org, as described in the Introduction 
to the ARM:

http://www.adaic.org/standards/05rm/html/RM-0-3.html

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