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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: premature use
Date: 06 May 2002 10:06:56 -0400
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Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> writes:

> When I try to make the package as below I get from GNAT the error:
> 
>    premature use of private type
> 
> I understand this is correct, but is it possible to make this package in
> a way that makes the Help_File_Type and Help_Index_Type private while
> keeping File_List and Index_List public?

Put the Help_index_Type in a grand-child package. This compiles with
GNAT 3.15a on Windows NT:

generic
   type Data_Type is limited private;
package Double_Linked_List is

   type List_Type is new Integer;
end Double_Linked_List;

with Ada.Strings.Unbounded; use Ada.Strings.Unbounded;
package Help_Files is

   type Help_File_Type is private;

private
   type Help_File_Type is
      record
         Topic : Unbounded_String;
         Text  : Unbounded_String;
      end record;

end Help_Files;

with Double_Linked_List;
Package Help_Files.Lists is
   package File_List is
      new Double_Linked_List (Data_Type => Help_File_Type);

end Help_Files.Lists;

package Help_Files.Lists.Indexes is

   type Help_Index_Type is private;

private
   type Help_Index_Type is
      record
         Section : Unbounded_String;
         List    : File_List.List_Type;
      end record;

end Help_Files.Lists.Indexes;

package Help_Files.Lists.Indexes.Lists is

   package Index_List is
      new Double_Linked_List (Data_Type => Help_Index_Type);

private
   
--   Help_List : Index_List.List_Type := Index_List.New_List;
   Help_List : Index_List.List_Type := 1;

end Help_Files.Lists.Indexes.Lists;

-- 
-- Stephe