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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Processing array subsections, a newbie question.
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:04:45 +0100
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Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org> writes:

> "Peter C. Chapin" <pcc482719@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> procedure Do_Something
>>    (Buffer : in  Buffer_Type;
>>     Fst    : in  Natural;
>>     Lst    : out Natural;
>>     Ok     : out Boolean);
>
> Change this to:
>
> procedure Do_Something
>    (Buffer : in     Buffer_Type;
>     Last   : in out Natural;
>     Ok     :    out Boolean);
>
> --  Operate on Buffer (Last + 1 ..), update Last to last item operated
> --  on.

What would happen if Buffer'First was Natural'First?