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From: "David C. Hoos" <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
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Subject: Re: Integers and Mathematical Correctness
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris.danx" <chris.danx@ntlworld.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: Integers and Mathematical Correctness
<snip>
> why does
> 
> xxx : c_integer := c_integer(-3)/c_integer(2);
> work then?  Is it not the same?

No.  The "/" operator in the above line is the new
operator for the c_integer type you declared, and it's
not the same as any of the Standard."/" operators
(i.e., for Integer, Float, etc.).

A new type means exactly _that_ -- a _new_ type,
with new operators.
 
<snip>