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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: generic package with configuration paramenter
Date: 13 Nov 2001 17:25:13 -0500
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tilmanglotzner@hotmail.com (Tilman Glotzner) writes:

> Hello,
> 
> I am writting a generic package and I would like to add to add a
> configuring
> parameter when instanciating the package that is defined within the
> generic package.
> 
> generic
> type T_ITEM is private;
> MODE: T_MODE; -- type T_MODE is (FIFO,FILO);
> package LIST is
> ...
> end LIST;
> 
> Where can I define T_MODE ? 

Put it in a different package, made visible by 'with':
package L is 
   type T_MODE is (FIFO, FILO);
end L;

with L;
generic 
   type T_ITEM is private;
   MODE : T_MODE;
package LIST is
...
end LIST

-- Stephe