Re: Ada decimal types

["Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.not.jrcarter@acm.not.spam.org>]

REH wrote:
> We are in the process of converting our software from '83 to '95, and
> have the opportunity to port over to some of the new features 95
> provides.  We have a 64-bit mission time that is represented as a
> record of two 32-bit values (one for seconds and one for microseconds).
>  Is it advantagous to use:
> 
> type Mission_Time_Type is delta 1.0e-6 digits 16 range 0.0 .. (2.0**32)
> - 1.0;
> 
> instead?  I was thinking this would make the math easier and less
> "klunky."  Are there any ramifications of using decimal types that I
> should be aware of?  I can't find any info.  that goes in depth on the
> subject.

Are you sure you still need your own type? Ada.Real_Time may do what you 
need.

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