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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: constrained subtypes
Date: 11 Mar 2002 11:16:37 -0500
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"George Stevens" <george.stevens@baesystems.com> writes:

> We're trying to use subtypes of base integer, constraining them 1 .. 8
> (i.e. static values)
> When we use these types in a case statement, covering values 1 - 8, the
> Aonix Ada compiler (7.1.2) complains that we haven't defined "others".
> However, we shouldn't need to, as all cases are within the constrained
> limits.  I've looked at Programming in Ada 95 - Barnes (p106) which seems to
> suggest that we're doing the right thing language-wise, so long as the range
> limits are static types.
> 
> Is this a compiler funny or an Ada funny?

You'll have to show the code; if you do this correctly, all Ada
compilers support it (I've done it on both Aonix and GNAT).


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