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From: Lutz Donnerhacke <lutz@iks-jena.de>
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Subject: Re: Extension of non-limited type needs limited component
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* Mike wrote:
> Am I allowed to create my own pointer-to-limited type and de-reference
> it for use later?

Yes. This enshures the locality of the pointer use. That's why it's Ada
style to not provide pointers in the base packets.

> Wouldn't the act of de-referenceing be an implicit assignment?

No.