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On 16/06/2020 14:52, Mark Lorenzen wrote:

> 
> I don't know why you insist on eliminating elaboration code, but try to see if this can help you:

To cut down on startup times when there is a lot of static data and to
make sure the compiler puts that data where it should.

> https://docs.adacore.com/gnathie_ug-docs/html/gnathie_ug/gnathie_ug/using_gnat_pro_features_relevant_to_high_integrity.html#avoiding-elaboration-code

I'm surprised that's back and it was deprecated a while back, but no
that doesn't work, throws up all manor of errors. One being the
Static_Predicate, so they cannot be used.