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From: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@acm.org>
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Subject: Re: Endian-Independent Rep Clauses
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Jeffrey Carter <spam@spam.com> writes:

> Stephen Leake wrote:
> > Here's a real-life example:
> > package SAL.Endianness is
> >    Bit_Order      : constant := 1; -- 1 or -1
> >    High_Bit_First : constant := 0; -- 0 or 1
> >    Low_Bit_First  : constant := 1; -- opposite of High_Bit_First
> 
> Derive these from System.Default_Bit_Order.

Someday I'll do that :).

> I generally like to predefine a collection of useful bit numbers as
> well.

Hmm. In the systems I've built, I haven't noticed that any one bit
number occurs more often than another; are you saying you have?

Can you post a real example of your style of rep clause? That might
help me understand your approach better.

-- 
-- Stephe