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From: Fraser Wilson <newsfraser@blancolioni.org>
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Subject: Re: Announce: The Ultimate SI Units Cracker
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"Ira Baxter" <idbaxter@semdesigns.com> writes:

> To do this, you need what amounts to the Ada compiler front end,
> munged to include unit declarations on data, complete
> with units checking.

See http://www.blancolioni.org/ada/macks/index.html for an
implementation of this very concept.  It's only be tested on GNAT as
far as I know.

Fraser.