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From: Victor Porton <porton@narod.ru>
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Subject: Suggestion: Allow functions returning abstract types in certain
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Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 17:52:27 +0300
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I think the standard should allow functions returning abstract types, but we 
can restrict to call such functions ONLY in parent parts of record 
extensions or private extensions.

Otherwise, I see no way to create aggregates derived of abstract private 
types.

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Victor Porton - http://portonvictor.org