From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: a07f3367d7,5d4ade2fd8fd67c6 X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.glorb.com!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Brian Drummond Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Legit Warnings or not Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:36:25 +0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <531193e0-3305-4292-9ed8-0176226c1d00@x12g2000yql.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:36:25 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx04.eternal-september.org; posting-host="/VXSMNOmpCM2gCR/yXAOew"; logging-data="25380"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+QokkrwWzWK8S7FfvoGORsMiyDoSHPZqI=" User-Agent: Pan/0.134 (Wait for Me; GIT cb32159 master) Cancel-Lock: sha1:9Ig1me2GelLVgZRGCdrk4yky7n8= Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:20322 Date: 2011-07-23T12:36:25+00:00 List-Id: On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:42:00 -0500, Randy Brukardt wrote: > "Brian Drummond" wrote in message > news:j0a5qa$lqg$2@dont-email.me... >> ..(b: would work) the record must contain an ACCESS to it (in which >> case the implementation silently does something other than the >> declaration says). > > Adam answered this adequately. But I take it you have never passed a > by-reference type as a parameter? I have, and I accepted it there ... so why did I have a blind spot against the same principle inside a record? I think, because of the simultaneous but quite separate discussion on representation clauses. anyway, my thanks , and I think my misgivings have been completely answered. - Brian