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From: Wilhelm Spickermann <wilhelm.spickermann@t-online.de>
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Subject: Re: How to get a compilation error
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:05:08 +0100
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--On Donnerstag, November 15, 2001 16:09:50 +0100 Jean-Pierre=20
Rosen <rosen@adalog.fr> wrote:

> Since Check is a named number, an invalid value will result in
> a compile time error (new in 95).

I=B4ve used this idea to make my solution less ugly. Instead of=20
writing:

type Check is (Checkitem1, Checkitem2);
for Check'SIZE use 1 - Integer'MIN (96 mod Chunk_Bits, 1);

I=B4ve used now:

Check : constant :=3D 1 / (1 - Integer'MIN (96 mod Chunk_Bits,=20
1));

Thanks
  Wilhelm