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From: Christoph Grein <christoph.grein@eurocopter.com>
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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
> Christoph Grein <christoph.grein@eurocopter.com> writes:
> 
> > Use 'Unchecked_Access instead, and you're on yourself to prevent dangling 
> > pointers.
> 
> Please don't introduce hacks to newbies; show them the right way
> first! This is Ada, not C!
> 
> -- 
> -- Stephe

This is as little a hack as Unchecked_Deallocation. You simply need it in some 
cases... If 'Unchecked_Access is a hack, also 'Access is a hack. I rarely feel 
the need to use aliases.

Note that I gave complete information why 'Access does not work (omitted in your 
quote).