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From: tmoran@acm.org
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Subject: Re: Normalizing array indices
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:58:29 +0000 (UTC)
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> > generic
> >    type Element_Type is private;
> >    type Sort_Array_Type is array (Positive range<>) of Element_Type;
> >    with function "<" (Left, Right: Element_Type) return Boolean is<>;
> > procedure Sort(A: in out Sort_Array_Type)

How about
   with function Earlier (Left, Right: Element_Type) return Boolean is<>;

Otherwise one gets oddities like
  procedure Sort_Decreasing is new Sort(..., "<" => ">");