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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: Generic default parameters
Date: 14 May 2002 10:05:44 -0400
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Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> writes:

> On Tue, 14 May 2002 13:03:46 +0200 (MET DST), "Grein, Christoph"
> <christoph.grein@eurocopter.com> wrote:
> 
> >What about
> >
> >  procedure (X: S; Y: S := Def);
> >  procedure (X: S := Def; Y: S);
> >
> >Would they both match?
> 
> Yes, because one is a homograph of another.

This is truly horrible! Hmm, maybe you meant to say "they both match,
so the instantiation fails".

Let's let this die; it turns out to be a bad idea. Next time, I'll try
harder to find something wrong with an idea before I endorse it :).

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-- Stephe