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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: U : Unbounded_String := "bla bla bla"; (was: Is the Writing...)
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On 2003-10-02, amado.alves <amado.alves@netcabo.pt> wrote:
> User-defined implicit conversion would solve this problem. Pragma approach:
>
>   function To_Unbounded (S : String) return Unbounded_String;
>   pragma Implicit_Conversion (To_Unbounded);
>   U : Unbounded_String := "bla bla bla";


NONONONONONONO

Implicit conversion is the mother of all bugs. It is a nightmare in
FORTRAN 77 and you have to put a definistion turning it off.

Preben