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From: franke@minet.uni-jena.de (Frank Ecke)
Subject: Re: Need GNAT Help !!!!!
Date: 1998/08/18
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Date: 1998-08-18T00:00:00+00:00
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On 17 Aug 1998 21:12:12 GMT, Samuel G. Williams <samw@wwa.com> wrote:

> I have been helping a software engineer in another area of out company draft
> an ADA solution for an extremely complex problem.

Please, use the name Ada.


>Does anyone know how to change a type size under GNAT?

This is quite vague a question.  If you want to alter the number of bits used
for the representation of the type, then this is not a question specific to
GNAT.  Ada provides for such facilities.  You might wish to take a look at
Section 13 of the Ada Reference Manual.  Following below is a short
demonstration:


   type Short is delta 0.01 range -100.0 .. 100.0;
   for Short'Size use 15;


In essence, the above code requests that 15 bits be used for the representation
of the type (descriptor) and for the objects eventually created (of type
Short).


Is that what you were looking for?  If not, be more precise!


Regards,


Frank