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On 7/5/20 11:52 AM, Simon Wright wrote:
> Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org> writes:
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>> For the Size, see ARM 13.13.2(2).
> 
> 13.13.2(1.2), sorry

That only works for elementary types. For any type, a better approach is generic 
package Ada.Storage_IO, ARM A.9 
(http://www.ada-auth.org/standards/rm12_w_tc1/html/RM-A-9.html).

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