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From: Marius Amado Alves <amado.alves@netcabo.pt>
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Subject: Re: abstract sub programs overriding
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> > I'm surprised it compiles at all given that Generate is a private
> > operation (and therefore not available outside its declarative region).
>
> It is perfectly fine for dispatching
> calls to dispatch to subprograms that are not visible and couldn't be
> called directly.  See 3.9.2(20), 7.3.1(6).

Yes. Even with a "note" for us laymen 3.9.2(21).
I stand corrected--again. (I can see clearly now how and why I erred.
A "different rule" for tagged types. Not sure I like it.)