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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: My first compiler bug: work around or redesign?
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Natasha Kerensikova <lithiumcat@gmail.com> writes:

> Is it really worth reporting? Thinking about it, I'm not even sure my
> code is actually legal: could "not null Element_Renderer" be illegal
> but previously interpreted correctly because of a fluke? Or should it
> be accepted?

I think (and ISTR AdaCore making a similar point) that _any_ bug box
ought to be reported; if the code is wrong it should trigger a sensible
error message.