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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: Visibility problems in Parent.Child configuration
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I think you have to show us the exact code that gets the error.
I can't see what the problem is from the description below.

keld.nielsen@agip.it (Keld Lund Nielsen) writes:

> Dear All,
> 
> a question regarding type visibility. The configuration is as follows:
> 
> ----file Parent.ads:
>  with Ada.Numerics.Generic_Elementary_Functions;
> package Parent is
> 
>    package Float_64 is
>       type Instance is digits 15;
>         for Instance'Size use 64;
>         package Operations is
>           new Ada.Numerics.Generic_Elementary_Functions( Instance );
>    end Float_64;
> 
> end Parent;
> 
> ----file Parent.Generic_Child.ads:
>  generic
>   type Instance is private;
> 
> package Parent.Generic_Child is
>    --void...
> end Parent.Generic_Child;
> 
> 
> Then I create a test system with the structure:
> 
>   Test.Parent.Child
> 
> but when I try to create an instance of Generic_Child or just declare
> a subtype of the Parent.Float_64.Instance, then the compiler protests
> and gives the message that Float_64 is not in Parent!
> 
> Moreover, when instantiated from a simple package - say "my_package" -
> then it works perfectly, yet not from the "Test.Parent.Child".
> 
> I have swept through my "Cohen" and other books, however I have not
> found any solution to the problem - hope you can help me.
> 
> Cheers
> Keld