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From: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org>
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Subject: Re: fyi, small update to Ada LAPACK and BLAS binding
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:53:55 -0500
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On 7/31/2012 3:59 AM, Niklas Holsti wrote:
> On 12-07-31 09:37 , Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:

>>
>>     lapack.SGESV
>>       (N    => A'Last (2),
>
> Wouldn't A'Length(2) be more to the point? And the same for the other
> uses of 'Last below. Of course, when 'First = 1 then 'Length = 'Last,
> but just as a general point of principle...
>

Yes, you are right. 'Length(2) would be better. I am still an Ada newbie :)

--Nasser