Re: begin clause in package bodies

["Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>]

"Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote in message 
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> Furthermore the term "global" does not quite apply to Ada.

<pedantic>Well, actually it does: "global" is defined by RM 8.1(15). 
:-)</pedantic>

>... Ada has nested scopes and a variable may exist in any scope starting 
>from the local one up to the library level. This also applies to task 
>objects.

...but your point is right. Ada defines "global" relative to the "current" 
declarative region, a rather useless definition. I prefer to think of 
"global" as equivalent to library-level, since that is always global to 
anything being executed. But I think you're right that it is better to think 
of nesting always and avoid thinking about "global" and "local" as if those 
are the only possibilities.

                                   Randy.