Re: Formal Subprogram Access

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

"AdaMagica" <christ-usch.grein@t-online.de> wrote in message 
news:1f226b44-eff5-4d54-bacf-07e2303f1b50@googlegroups.com...
> So taking everything together, and as a generic body assumes the worst, 
> 'Access should be forbidden for generic subprogram parameters.
>
> I cannot find such a rule in the RM. Looks like an oversight?

I doubt that we could change this at this late date (20+ years) even if it 
was an original mistake.

> Is this worth a note in Ada Comment?

Up to you.

> As Randy said, generic parameter subprograms should be wrapped in a local 
> subprogram for 'Access - or do I misinterprete him?

No, I said that the *compiler* has to wrap generic actual subprograms. (For 
Janus/Ada, we have to do that for all subprograms, because of generic 
sharing and the possibility that the parameters change subtypes, or have a 
deeper level, or many other things. So this is a non-problem for Janus/Ada 
in any case.) So far as I can tell, they have to have an Ada convention, so 
they have the be wrapped if the convention is anything else [and that 
matters].

Note that the same issue comes up when passing predefined operators 
(probably a more realistic case).

                                        Randy.