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From: Freejack <freejack@nowhere.net>
Subject: Re: Allocation of local constant arrays
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 13:24:07 +0200, Martin Krischik wrote:

> 
> Normally I put them with the procedure. Sometimes I put them in packages
> inside the procededure:
> 
> procedure Proc
> is
>   package Pack
>     ...
>   end Pack;
> begin
> ...
> 
> With Regards
> 
> Martin


Wouldn't that kind of declaration essentially make the variables static
constants, unchangeable from one call of the procedure to another. And
would I reference the var as Proc.Pack.foobar or just Pack.foobar?

Although it looks like this type of definition would help the compiler
perform optimizations.

Freejack