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From: Simon Wright <simon.j.wright@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: Normalize_Scalars
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:12:13 +0000
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"Alex R. Mosteo" <devnull@mailinator.com> writes:

> Maciej Sobczak wrote:
>
>> gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> BTW
>>> - it seems that Normalize_Scalars is in Ada 95, Initialize_Scalars is
>>> GNAT-only.
>> 
>> Portable code? :-)
>> 
>> But to be frank, I'm fine with GNAT-only Initialize_Scalars. Thank you
>> for pointing me in this direction.
>
> But bear in mind they do opposite things!

?

Normalize_Scalars: "This pragma ensures that an otherwise
uninitialized scalar object is set to a predictable value, but out of
range if possible.' (ARM95)

Intialize_Scalars: "This pragma is similar to Normalize_Scalars
conceptually ..." (GNATRM)