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From: Brian May <bam@snoopy.apana.org.au>
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Subject: Re: How to get around "access type must not be outside generic unit"
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>>>>> "Jean-Pierre" == Jean-Pierre Rosen <rosen@adalog.fr> writes:

    Jean-Pierre> Just instantiate that generic inside a procedure.
    Jean-Pierre> Install becomes a local function of that procedure,
    Jean-Pierre> but you would keep a 'access on it in a global
    Jean-Pierre> structure.

OK, I understand up to here.

    Jean-Pierre> Taking the 'access in the specification is illegal,
    Jean-Pierre> and (as explained above), the instantiation would be
    Jean-Pierre> illegal.

I get lost here. Why is taking the 'access value in the specification
illegal if the generic has been instantiated inside a procedure?
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Brian May <bam@snoopy.apana.org.au>