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From: Lutz Donnerhacke <lutz@iks-jena.de>
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Subject: Re: New limited range type?
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:41:40 +0000 (UTC)
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* Martin Dowie wrote:
> You'll note that from my example, you need different versions for
> fixed/float and scalers - it would be nice if there was a generic
> formal type parameter that allowed you to specify any *scaler*.

generic
   type Scaler (<>) is private;
   with function "<"(a, b : Scaler) return Boolean is <>;
   First, Last : constant Scaler;
package Generic_Limits is
   ...