Re: Weird Exception Problem

[visicom!amstel!rlk@nosc.mil (Bob Kitzberger)]

matwood%cascades.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Mark Atwood) writes:

>Also, if an exception is raised in a "library unit" the program will
>abort.  Once again, I couldn't figure out what a "library unit" is.

Library units are similar to C's 'file scope'.  If you declare a unit
(package, subprogram, etc.) and it is NOT nested within another 
unit. then it is a library unit.

e.g. the following file:

	  package library_unit is
	    procedure not_library_unit;
	    package also_not_library_unit is
	      procedure very_much_not_library_unit;
	    end...
	  end library_unit;

	  procedure library_unit_too;

Personally, I try to only have packages as library units.  Declaring
subprograms at the 'library unit' level pollutes the namespace.

	.Bob.
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