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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: some trivial questions?
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:22:37 +0100
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On 14/11/2017 16:58, Robert Eachus wrote:
> On Friday, November 10, 2017 at 10:54:40 AM UTC-5, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>> On 2017-11-10 16:47, Robert A Duff wrote:
>>> AdaMagica <christ-usch.grein@t-online.de> writes:
>>>
>>>> Ahem - what about the main subprogram?
>>>
>>> All subprograms, including the main one, should be
>>> inside packages.
>>
>> Could main considered a separate body of the package Ada?
> 
> No, it is a descendant of Standard.

It was about making subprograms non-units.

> But it matters in tasking, distributed programs, and
> early in elaboration of a program.

Elaboration order might indeed be a problem if main were within 
Standard. However since Standard is pure we could require it elaborated 
last. That will bring main at the end of the list.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de