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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: list strawman
Date: 16 Jan 2002 05:56:17 +0000
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"Matthew Heaney" <mheaney@on2.com> writes:

> "Simon Wright" <simon@pushface.org> wrote in message
> news:x7vy9j3oj5t.fsf@smaug.pushface.org...
> > Mark Biggar <mark.a.biggar@attbi.com> writes:
> >
> > > use "is <>" for "=" then the user only needs to explicitly specify
> > > it if it isn't named "=".
> >
> > I had a case (OA7.2, I can't get 7.2.1 to install properly) where I
> > had to have 'function Eq' rather than 'function "="' as a generic
> > formal subprogram, or it got confused.
> 
> Can't you just say:
> 
> generic
>    type T is private;
>    with function Eq (L, R : T) return Boolean is "=";
> package GP is

Neat! will try ..

An alternate workround might be to use a renaming in the package (or
subprogram) body. Usual scrabbling around to find some form that the
compiler concerned will be happy with ..