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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
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 21:05:27 +0000
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On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 14:52:03 -0600, Randy Brukardt wrote:

>> RM-13.4(8) *requires* the internal codes to be 0, 1, 2...
>> if no representation clause is given.
>> So there's never a need to say "for Enum_Type use (0, 1, 2, 3);" --
>> that's the default.  It is not implementation dependent.
> 
> Note that that is only true of Ada 95; Ada 83 didn't specify anything. So,
> if you care and you have to be compatible with Ada 83, you do need to give
> the rep. clause. (But that combination ought to be very rare.)

Ok, thanks. I really won't need Ada83.

Luke.