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From: "G.B." <bauhaus@futureapps.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Uninitialized out parameters.
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 16:10:50 +0200
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On 06.04.16 15:44, ahlan@marriott.org wrote:
> If there are no null functions because a return value has to be constructed then surely the same applies to null procedures that have out parameters. These too should be prohibited because they too require that a value has to be constructed.

Arguably, procedures do not need to construct a value
for an out parameter whenever they do not assign any:
the actual parameter is allocated already, whether it
is initialized or not.
Does the RM require an assignment happening as part
of the call?