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From: "Luke A. Guest" <laguest@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Enumeration representation
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On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 16:45:28 -0500, Stephen Leake wrote:

>> Is this implementation dependent?
> 
> In the absence of a representation clause, the representation in RAM
> is technically implementation dependent, but it's extremely
> likely to be the same as the position number.

Hmm, ok. Is there a representation clause that tells the compiler to start
at a particular value? I looked, but couldn't see it. Having to define
every enumeration twice could be a pain.

Thanks,
Luke.