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From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: Problem with Position of the enumeration Type
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 15:41:03 -0600
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"Keith Thompson" <kst-u@mib.org> wrote in message 
news:lnimyf0wee.fsf@kst-u.example.com...
> "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> writes:
...
> Both types will have the same representation for the min and max values.
> How can you *portably* determine the appropriate target type for an
> Unchecked_Conversion that yields the correct values?
>
> (You can do it manually on a case by case basis.)

But that's impossible in a generic unit. Which was the main reason for 
finally deciding to include these attributes.

                  Randy.