Re: inheritance and private overiding

[Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>]

tmoran@bix.com writes:

> One compiler refuses to compile this code, giving the indicated
> error message.  Other compilers accept it just fine and print
> "in test1" then "in test2".  Who's right?

I don't see anything illegal in this program.
But I could be missing something.

- Bob

> -----------------
> package test1 is
>   type Root is tagged null record;
>   procedure P(X : in out Root);
> end test1;
> 
> with ada.text_io;
> package body test1 is
>   procedure P(X : in out Root) is
>   begin
>     ada.text_io.put_line("in test1");
>   end P;
> end test1;
> 
> with test1;
> package test2 is
>   type Branch is new test1.Root with private;
> private
>   type Branch is new test1.Root with null record;
>   procedure P(X : in out Branch);
> end test2;
> 
> with ada.text_io;
> package body test2 is
>   procedure P(X : in out Branch) is
>   begin
>     ada.text_io.put_line("in test2");
>   end P;
> end test2;
> 
> with test1, test2;
> package test3 is
>   type A is new test1.Root with null record;
>   type B is new test2.Branch with null record;
> end test3;
> 
> with test3;
> procedure test is
>   X : test3.A;
>   Y : test3.B;
> begin
>   test3.P(X);
>   test3.P(Y);   -- One compiler says "expected type A, found type B"
>                 -- others have no complaints
> end test;