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Le Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:25:59 +0200, J-P. Rosen <rosen@adalog.fr> a =E9cr=
it:
> -Compilation unit: something that can be given to the compiler without=

> being nested into something else.
That's clearly expressed.

So I suppose the reason why procedures and functions are always a  =

compilation unit (listed as subprogram_unit) is because they may be an  =

entry point.

I was not afraid a compiler could forget to compile something, this was =
 =

just I was wondering if something was broken in the wordings from the RM=
.

-- =

* 3 lines of concise statements is readable, 10 pages of concise  =

statements is unreadable ;
* 3 lines of verbose statements may looks unuseful, 10 pages of verbose =
 =

statements will never looks too much pedantic