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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: Question about circular elaboration order error (GNAT).
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:52:59 -0400
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"Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.acm.org> writes:

> Peter C. Chapin wrote:
>> package Parent is
>>    -- Needed so this package requires/allows a body.
>>    procedure Dummy;
>> end Parent;
>
> Not related to your question, but perhaps of interest to you: Dummy is
> not needed so the pkg allows a body. Pragma Elaborate_Body is a better
> way to achieve that:

It's better in many cases, but in this particular case,
it would make the program illegal.  ;-)

> package Parent is
>    pragma Elaborate_Body;
> end Parent;

- Bob